The more conservative members of the GOP are coming out against the replacement bill that they offered, and they staged a press conference to explain why.
We posted the entire press conference that was aired on CNN here:
The second part:
Here are some short clips if you’d prefer that.
Freedom Caucus member Rep. Tom Stewart on the new health care bill: “This is simply too important to rush through”
Freedom Caucus member Rep. Tom Stewart on the new health care bill: “This is simply too important to rush through” https://t.co/XzaKWplm07
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 7, 2017
Rep. Mark Sanford: “Do we need to lower the bar” on the health care bill just because a Republican is in the WH?
Rep. Mark Sanford: “Do we need to lower the bar” on the health care bill just because a Republican is in the WH? https://t.co/Tf6Nqvh4u6
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 7, 2017
Low bars are great!! You don’t hurt yourself as much when you fall off the barstool.
Sen. Rand Paul: GOP “united on repeal, divided on replacement.”
Sen. @RandPaul: GOP "united on repeal, divided on replacement" https://t.co/zjCHDhbJ2V pic.twitter.com/JPZNgbZ4LN
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 7, 2017
Rep. Jim Jordan of the House Freedom Caucus: Tomorrow I will introduce a bill to actually repeal Obamacare.
Rep. Jim Jordan of the House Freedom Caucus: Tomorrow I will introduce a bill to actually repeal Obamacare https://t.co/lgKfylrryN
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 7, 2017
Yesterday Krauthammer said that if they didn’t pass this because it wasn’t conservative enough that it could “destroy” Trump’s presidency. I’m not so sure, but he’s definitely showing signs of trying to put daylight between himself and the bill, seemingly in case the bills fails Trump can blame the GOP…