It’s a stunning failure by Republicans who have been promising for the last seven years to repeal the health care law. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), who chairs the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said the collapse of the Senate health care bill makes the next few weeks critical. Other Republicans who voted for the House health care bill, however, dismissed the notion that they ought to be concerned about their political futures. “I don’t think of the bill in those terms whatsoever,” said Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.), who authored the amendment that ultimately helped pass the House bill. “I mean, [Obamacare] is already hurting my state.”Beyond Capitol Hill, some conservative pundits fumed as Obamacare repeal appeared to be unraveling.

Source: Huffington Post July 18, 2017 23:03 UTC