President Trump’s tweets are getting in the way of the debate needed to move healthcare reform forward according to Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on “Meet the Press,” this Sunday.
“Our focus cannot be on the tweet,” Cassidy said. “Our focus has to be on that kitchen table family paying 20, 30 and $40,000 for their premiums, wondering how they’re going to make ends meet. Their child might be addicted to opioids. We in Washington, we in the country cannot be focused on tweets, we have to be focused on answering that family’s problems.”
Cassidy is continuing to push for a healthcare bill crafted alongside Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. He’s seen as one of the major votes that could allow the Senate GOP healthcare bill to pass through the upper chamber.
However, policy would take a backseat once again to debate over the president’s tweets, even on a day when Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price appeared on two Sunday shows trying to sell the Republican healthcare bill that is currently stalled in the Senate.
Price responded strongly when questioned about the tweets by NBC host Chuck Todd.
“We have incredible challenges across this nation, incredible challenges around the world,” Price began.
“The challenge I’ve been given is to address the healthcare issues, and your program, a program with the incredible history of ‘Meet the Press,’ and that’s what you want to talk about?” Price asked.
Earlier on Sunday, Price appeared on Fox News Sunday, and challenged the CBO’s estimate that 23 million Amercians would be left without insurance in the coming decade if the current Senate bill under consideration were passed.
