The president's ultimatum to Congress: Figure out a way forward on health care, or lose a valuable insurance carve-out for you and your staff. The president has twice threatened to target the benefit in the wake of Senate Republicans failing to pass their so-called ‘skinny repeal’ health care plan on Friday. Over the weekend, Trump similarly warned he would "end" the "BAILOUTS" for members of Congress if they don't pass a health bill soon. DeSantis said killing the exemption would give lawmakers an incentive to get a health care plan approved. He has the power to cut off health care for leg branch employees & crater exchanges.”Murphy added moments after, “I would argue this is a very serious moment.

Source: Fox News July 31, 2017 16:07 UTC