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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Trump: 'The Only Thing More Difficult Than Peace Between Israel And The Palestinians Is Health Care'
President Trump this week lamented the difficulty of passing the Republican healthcare plan though Congress, likening it to the decadeslong Israel-Palestine conflict.聽鈥淚鈥檇 say the only thing more difficult than peace between Israel and the Palestinians is healthcare,鈥 he told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night en route to France. 聽(Fabian, 7/13)
President Trump tweeted from Paris Friday morning that he has his 鈥減en in hand鈥 and will be ready to sign the health care bill designed to repeal and replace Obamacare. Republicans Senators are working hard to get their failed ObamaCare replacement approved. I will be at my desk, pen in hand! (Gans, 7/14)
If congressional Republicans succeed in repealing and replacing "Obamacare," expect a big Rose Garden celebration with President Donald Trump taking credit. If they fail? Trump has already indicated he will hold Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell responsible, setting up an intraparty blame game that could be devastating for the GOP. (7/14)