President Trump urged Senate Republicans on Friday to at least repeal Obamacare soon, even if there is no path forward to replace the law.
“If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE at a later date!” Trump tweeted Friday morning.
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If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE at a later date!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2017
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., sent a letter to Trump on Friday morning urging the White House to adopt a two-step strategy in which conservative senators focus on repealing the Affordable Care Act now.
“The Senate will next be in legislative session on Monday, July 10. If we don’t get to agreement on a combined, comprehensive ObamaCare repeal and replace plan by that day, I humbly suggest that you publicly call on the Congress to do two things: (1) to immediately repeal as much of ObamaCare as is possible under congressional budget reconciliation rules, and then (2) to cancel the scheduled August state work period and instead to spend that month working through regular order, six days per week, writing a health reform package with a vote to be scheduled on Labor Day,” Sasse wrote.
Sasse said Republicans do not appear to have the votes to pass the current bill and should focus on following through on the campaign promises both Trump and congressional Republicans touted.
Senate Republicans pulled the bill this week the absence of enough GOP votes for the bill, and said they would push for a vote in July.
