This will make Speaker Ryan's day, just as much as all those Freedom Caucus guys telling him to shove Trumpcare where the sun don't shine. After last-minute "fixes" to the bill negotiated by popular vote loser Donald Trump were revealed Monday night, Ryan has the bill he's going with and it's going to be voted on Thursday. Even though that's a rush and even though the Congressional Budget Office won't have a chance to score the changes, potentially scaring off more Republicans. As if Trump hasn't caused enough chaos, here's this:
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday "it's possible" President Donald Trump will seek more changes to the Republican health care bill before Thursday's House vote.
In search of the votes needed to repeal and replace Obamacare, Republican leadership in the House released a package of amendment Monday night meant to mollify critics of the plan. Spicer said those changes could not be the last made on the bill.
"It's possible," Spicer said. "I think we've made some very positive steps forward, so I don't want to, you know, rule anything out but I will say that I feel very good about this where it stands now."
Paul Ryan deserves every bit of heartburn Trump is causing him, and more. Of course, he's got great health care and a doctor on call to serve his and his colleagues' needs, so it's not like he'll really suffer.
The House is scheduled to vote on Trumpcare on THURSDAY, MARCH 23. Even if you already called your member of Congress, do it again by calling the Capitol Hill switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Jam the phone lines, urge them to vote NO.