In talks with Trump, conservatives make Ryan the scapegoat

Published March 14, 2017 4:01am ET



Powerful conservative groups wary of alienating President Trump are blaming their opposition to his healthcare initiative on House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

The American Health Care Act, though authored by Ryan, with input from House and Senate Republicans, was crafted with an eye toward satisfying Trump’s liberal inclinations on healthcare policy.

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