The House minority leader’s action underscores how nervous Republicans are about the strategy their president is pursuing.
By Rachael Bade , Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow Josh Dawsey and Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow John Wagner John Wagner National reporter leading The Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow March 27 at 3:15 PM House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urged President Trump to hold off on pushing for a court-ordered destruction of the Affordable Care Act, advice the president ultimately ignored, according to a senior Republican...
McCarthy’s misgivings were first reported by Axios. The official who described his caution to Trump to The Washington Post requested anonymity to share a private conversation. But if the law is struck down, Republicans fret that the party will be blamed for more than 20 million people losing their health insurance — and fear that crafting an alternative would prove unwieldy in deeply divided Congress.
Attorney General William P. Barr announced Sunday that special counsel Robert M. Mueller III did not find enough evidence to charge Trump with a criminal conspiracy related to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The idea, Graham later told reporters, was to find a way to counter Democrats’ attacks on that issue in 2020, when Graham is also up for reelection. Graham also counseled the president to work toward a bipartisan deal with House Democrats.
“We couldn’t repeal it and replace it with a Republican House,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander , who started to laugh, referring to the now Democratic-controlled chamber. “We don’t need 12 of them. We need one solution,” Scott said, adding that he trusts Trump’s political instincts.McConnell never once mentioned “health care” during a news conference on Tuesday, focusing instead on judicial confirmations, disaster funding and lambasting Democrats for climate proposals popularized by the far left.
Following the administration’s attempt to gut the ACA in court, Democrats immediately went on the offensive, particularly against swing-state GOP senators, including Sen. Thom Tillis
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