Popular vote loser Donald Trump is not a happy camper, and it's all the Republican's fault. The Democrat's, too.
But he's going to swoop in at the last moment and save the day and make all Republican senators come have lunch with him Wednesday to talk it over.
This week GOP senators rejected both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's latest draft bill to replace much of Obamacare as well as an effort to repeal it with no replacement. McConnell still plans to hold a procedural vote on repealing the health care law that's likely to fail. Several Republican senators urged McConnell to schedule the vote for this week.
But White House officials personally asked for more time to try to reach a deal, according to sources familiar with the matter, and McConnell scheduled the vote for next week.
Given how his previous efforts have gone, well, I guess he has to give it the old college try, though he probably hasn't had the time he needed to learn what is actually happening. Reports from his dinner Monday night with a handful of Republican holdouts suggest that he's not going to be particularly helpful.
Make your Republican senator feel the heat. Call their office EVERY DAY at (202) 224-3121 to demand that they say NO to repealing Obamacare and ripping health care away from millions of Americans. After your call, tell us how it went.
For instance, during a dinner with Republican senators Monday, Trump reportedly brought up selling insurance across state lines—one of the priorities for which he advocated in the campaign—and bringing down drug prices. Neither of these issues could be dealt with in the bill due to Senate rules, however.
Hey, guess what. There's nothing in existing law that prevents insurance companies from selling plans across state lines. The only thing standing in the way is good business sense. Anyhow, maybe this time they won't force Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins to sit next to him, because that will never work to win them over.