A key House conservative leader applauded President Trump for making clear, through his first 100 days in office, “that he intends to keep his promises” as president.
“After his first 100 days, it’s clear that he intends to keep his promises,” said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus. “There’s more work to do. We need to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a patient-centered plan that will reduce the cost of premiums for everyday Americans. We need to secure our borders, and we need to reform our tax code to encourage economic growth. I’m confident that with the start we’ve had so far we will do each of these things and keep our promises to the American people.”
Jordan particularly celebrated the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, Trump’s efforts at deregulation and the Republican lawmakers Trump named to his Cabinet. The statement is a goodwill gesture as Trump’s team passes a milestone date — the 100th day of his administration — without a major legislative accomplishment.
“There’s more work to do,” Jordan said. “We need to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a patient-centered plan that will reduce the cost of premiums for everyday Americans. We need to secure our borders, and we need to reform our tax code to encourage economic growth. I’m confident that with the start we’ve had so far we will do each of these things and keep our promises to the American people.”
Of course, Jordan and the House Freedom Caucus played a key role in delaying the passage of a Republican healthcare bill, despite Trump’s intense public lobbying on behalf of legislation that they believed fell short of repealing Obamacare and would fail to lower healthcare premiums. When thwarting that legislation, Jordan defended his actions by emphasizing the need for Republicans to keep their campaign promises. “Let’s get back to work and let’s do what we said we would do,” he said in March, after the original bill was scrapped.
This week the leadership of the House Freedom Caucus expressed support for the latest version of the deal to repeal Obamacare. The House did not, however, take up the legislation due to lack of support from GOP centrists.
