Wed better be sure that were prepared to live with the market weve created with repeal, said Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.). Thats going to be called Trumpcare. Republicans will own that lock, stock and barrel, and well be judged in the election less than two years away.
Recordings of closed sessions at the Republican policy retreat in Philadelphia this week were sent late Thursday to The Post and several other news outlets from an anonymous email address. The remarks of all lawmakers quoted in this article were confirmed by their offices or by the lawmakers themselves.
Our goal, in my opinion, should be not a quick fix. We can do it rapidly but not a quick fix, said Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.). We want a long-term solution that lowers costs.
Rep. John Faso (R-N.Y.), a freshman congressman from the Hudson Valley, warned strongly against using the repeal of the ACA to also defund Planned Parenthood. We are just walking into a gigantic political trap if we go down this path of sticking Planned Parenthood in the health insurance bill, he said. If you want to do it somewhere else, I have no problem, but I think we are creating a political minefield for ourselves House and Senate.
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Eggs on their face.