Why the Republican healthcare bill was doomed: a failed political balancing act Read moreSpeaking afterward in the Oval Office, Trump blamed Democrats for the failure of a bill to repeal the signature achievement of Barack Obama. “If [Democrats] got together with us, and got us a real healthcare bill, I’d be totally OK with that. Minutes later House Republicans, short of votes, had withdrawn the health bill. As it was announced, the House went to recess, with Democrats shouting in a taunting manner, “Vote, vote, vote”, daring Republicans to bring the bill up. He mourned the fact that House Republicans fell just short, in his opinion.

Source: The Guardian March 24, 2017 19:41 UTC