President Trump won’t see healthcare vote in first 100 days

The president said “Pre-existing conditions are in the bill”.

“We’re close, but we have some work to do”, said a GOP leadership aide granted anonymity to discuss the ongoing situation.

Republicans, with control of both chambers and the White House, will mark President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office Saturday without having passed any major legislation and with the government funding set to run out in less than a week.

“As soon as we have the votes, we’ll vote on it”, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters Thursday night after departing a House GOP leadership meeting that went for nearly two hours.

The most contentious issues of the longer-term spending bill appeared to have been resolved by Friday.

“We are never going to shut government down”.

[O] n Sunday, Mr. Trump insisted that the Republican health legislation would not allow discrimination against people with pre-existing medical conditions, an assertion contradicted by numerous health policy experts as well as the American Medical Association.

Representative Charlie Dent, a moderate Republican from Pennsylvania, said he still had problems with the latest plan and suspected there were not enough votes to pass it.

“We’re working on the funding of government”.

“Look, money goes to Planned Parenthood, money continues to go to sanctuary cities, no money for the border wall – I think you will see a lot of conservatives vote against this plan this week”, Rep. Jim Jordan, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, said Monday on CNN’s “New Day”.

Citing a lack of votes for the measure, House GOP leaders said they would not hold a vote on Friday for a new healthcare bill meant to replace President Obama’s signature domestic law.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, speaks with the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, April 7, 2017.

“Republicans have not accomplished very much in the first 100 days”, said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of NY.

“Not all the poison pill riders have been eliminated, some have”.

Democrats denied Trump a win on obtaining an initial down payment for his oft-promised border wall with Mexico, while anti-abortion lawmakers steered clear of even attempting to use the measure to try to cut off federal funds for Planned Parenthood.

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow states to opt out of Obamacare protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions – provisions that force insurers to charge sick people and healthy people the same rates.

Federal programs would continue to be funded at existing levels under the stopgap measure approved by the House.

“I’m confident we’ll be back here with a bill the American people can be proud of”, Cole said. It’s possible that others are hesitant to publicly defy GOP leadership but are also wary of voting to repeal protections for their many constituents who suffer from preexisting conditions.

The No. 2 House Democrat, Steny Hoyer of Maryland, said he would oppose any more temporary spending bills for this year.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., wants to avoid an encore of last month’s embarrassment.

Adding to the pressure on Republicans is the unified opposition of Democrats, many of whom view the 2010 healthcare law as the defining domestic achievement of Obama’s presidency, as do healthcare advocates.

The conservative House Freedom Caucus, which brought down previous efforts to pass a bill, has endorsed the compromise bill.