Mar 24, 2017

Trumpcare won't even get a vote

J. Scott Applewhite / AP

The House Obamacare repeal and replacement bill failed to advance to a vote in the House on Friday afternoon, a stunning defeat for a party that campaigned on repeal for the last seven years.

President Trump called Speaker Ryan at 3pm today, asking him to pull the bill, according to a House leadership aide.

From Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA): "The speaker said the president said that he's not coming back to it."

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