The director of the Office of Management and Budget said Sunday it is official White House policy that nothing should be voted on in Congress before healthcare.
“Yes. I think what you’re seeing there is the president simply reflecting the mood of the people,” Mick Mulvaney told CNN’s Jake Tapper when asked if it is official White House policy that “nothing” should be voted on before the Senate votes again healthcare.
Mick Mulvaney says it is official White House policy that nothing should be voted on before health care #CNNSOTU https://t.co/SdhPo1b9el— CNN (@CNN) July 30, 2017
On Saturday, President Trump tweeted Republican senators should “demand another vote before voting on any other bill!”
Mulvaney added Americans are most concerned about healthcare — and senators should realize that and act on it.
“In the White House’s view they can’t move on in the Senate. In the people’s view, they should … stay and work and figure out a way to solve this problem,” Mulvaney said.
“You can’t promise folks you’re going to do something for seven years and then not do it,” he said of Republicans promising to repeal and replace Obamacare.
“They need to stay, they need to work, they need to pass something,” the former South Carolina congressman added.
Senate Republicans on Thursday night failed to pass a “skinny” bill repealing and replacing Obamacare. Three Republican senators prevented the legislation getting votes.
