Trump tells senators House health bill ‘mean’

But his call for more funding could make it more hard to sell the bill to House Republicans, who will meet with senators if the bill passes the Senate to reconcile the differences between the two legislative bodies. The situation has grown so absurd that Senator Claire McCaskill was forced to call Republicans out about it last week, accusing them of siding with partisanship against the American people. But leaks suggest that it is largely similar to the bill that passed the House―the one that would cause 23 million Americans to lose health coverage.

Trump also referred to Obamacare as a “disaster” during the meeting, which was attended by a diverse set of Republican senators including Orrin Hatch, Rob Portman and Ted Cruz, according to CNN.

Trump says, “If we had the greatest bill in the history of the world on healthcare we wouldn’t get one vote from the Democrats because they’re obstructionists”.

If the Senate’s Republican leadership follows along, with a plan written in secret by a hand-picked group of men, the chamber’s moderate Republicans must reject it. And Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said “this is not the best way to do health care, but it’s the way we’re having to do it”, adding that the only thing about the bill he’s aware of is that “they’re writing it”.

Healthcare groups are decrying Republican senators for closing their doors to the public as they write legislation repealing and replacing ObamaCare. Though he indicated it’s unclear what the bill will ultimately look like, he worries about the impact on the economy if “we don’t get in the right direction”.

Despite the challenges, Vice President Mike Pence assured officials at the Department of Health and Human Services during a speech Tuesday that the Trump administration is committed to an ACA repeal.

The President also called on his colleagues in the Senate to make it “more generous”, sources from Congress told the media on Tuesday, Efe news reported.

Senate Republican leaders say text will be available to everyone later and that they’ve given every GOP senator ample opportunity to weigh in at caucus meetings that continue Tuesday.

Trump’s criticism of a bill he once praised came as Senate Republican leaders attempt to redraft it.

At the beginning of the lunch, which was open to the press for a few minutes, Trump said that the Senate is coming up with “a phenomenal” bill.

The aide said Trump did not explain what he meant and it was unclear whether he was referring to Medicaid spending – one of the thorniest issues Republicans are trying to navigate – or the overall healthcare bill. Differences still exist over how to deal with Medicaid and the expansion of the program authorized under Obamacare. And our promise to you is that we will always strive to provide indispensable journalism to our community. Republicans control 52 of the 100 seats in the Senate, but there are divisions within the party over the content of the reform bill.