“The ObamaCare repeal bill Republicans presented this week is an important, first step toward achieving a next generation healthcare system in America,” Newt Gingrich wrote in an op-ed published on Mar. 10.
In the days since House Republicans first unveiled their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the former speaker has been a steady source of support. His Twitter timeline is a clear testament to that.
American Health Care Act is a promising first step in creating dramatically better health care system for all: https://t.co/D4r0hzhpyn #gop pic.twitter.com/daV6VbhbTp
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) March 13, 2017
American Health Care Act is a big step forward.it is not perfect but it is much better than Obamacare. No GOP house member should vote no.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) March 21, 2017
No one should be confused.Obamacare repeal if it passes will be Trump’s triumph.He personally intervened to save bill when it faced defeat
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) March 24, 2017
Now, hours before the House is scheduled to vote on the bill, Gingrich is questioning the administration’s decision to go through with that vote.
Why would you schedule a vote on a bill that is at 17% approval? Have we forgotten everything Reagan taught us?
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) March 24, 2017
Presumably, Gingrich will elaborate on this updated outlook as news progresses. For now, however, his change of heart seems to have been prompted primarily by the bill’s apparent unpopularity with House Republicans.
Emily Jashinsky is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
