Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act was pulled from the House floor Friday afternoon, after GOP leaders and the president failed to secure enough votes for it
Democrats are smiling in D. C. that the Freedom Caucus, with the help of Club For Growth and Heritage, have saved Planned Parenthood & Ocare!
In his initial response to the bill’s failure, Mr. Trump placed the blame squarely on Democrats, although it was clear from the outset that there would be never be Democratic votes for the House Republican measure, which was yanked from the floor when it was clear that it didn’t have enough support to pass.
The failure to win over the Freedom Caucus — made up of the most conservative members in the House — ultimately doomed the American Health Care Act, resulting in an embarrassing failure in the first legislative test of Mr. Trump’s presidency.
Outside conservative groups Heritage Action and Club for Growth, among others, also strongly opposed the legislation and pressured House conservatives to vote against the bill.
