With Democrats united against the new health care plan, Trump can ill afford defections from within as he seeks to drive home the top legislative priority of his new administration. He met Friday with senior congressional Republicans to discuss the way forward on the repeal and replacement of Barack Obama’s signature health care law. “Members are going to have to pick a side: (House Democratic leader) Nancy Pelosi or President Trump,” Scalise said. A preliminary analysis by Standard & Poor’s estimated that between six million and 10 million people could lose coverage under the Republican plan. Ohio Governor John Kasich, who challenged Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, said it was time to end the “partisan warfare” on health care.

Source: Manila Times March 10, 2017 22:52 UTC