“I want to thank President Trump,” Ryan told reporters Tuesday afternoon. “Doing big things is never easy, but we have made a promise and we’re going to keep that promise.”And Trump told the House Republican vote-whipping team members he is “proud” to support the new plan. I have compared Donald Trump to Carter before, but with the release of the House Republican “replacement” (I use that term loosely) for Obamacare, it’s worth returning to the analogy. RelatedVice President Mike Pence told a pair of House Republicans Tuesday that the House bill can still be modified before passage, Representative Mark Meadows of North Carolina told reporters. “We just want a clean repeal” and vote on a replacement later, Paul told Bloomberg TV.

Source: National Post March 08, 2017 15:33 UTC