President Trump told Republican senators Wednesday that they shouldn’t leave Washington for August recess until they send him an ObamaCare repeal bill to sign. Success was far from assured, but Trump declared "I'm ready to act," putting the responsibility on Republican lawmakers, not himself. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had indicated he was prepared to stick a fork in the Republican bill and move on to other issues including overhauling the tax code. Trump pressured McConnell to delay the key vote until next week, and he invited Republican senators to the White House for lunch. "For seven years you promised the American people that you would repeal Obamacare.

Source: Fox News July 20, 2017 04:31 UTC