Spicer: President Trump is ‘committed to doing what he can’ on health care
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In remarks prepared for a meeting with Senators at the White House, President Donald Trump told Republicans: “We can repeal, but we should repeal and replace, and shouldn’t leave town” until the bill is complete. (July 19)
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On the same day that President Trump told Senate Republicans that they needed a plan to replace Obamacare, his spokesman said the president was “committed†to getting something through.
“I think the president is committed to doing what he can to get this over the finish line,†spokesman Sean Spicer said in an interview with Faith Nation, a new show produced by the Christian Broadcasting Network. “He understands how important health care is to American families and individuals, so he’s going to do everything he can to make sure that he puts a bill in place that gives the American people the access to health care and the affordability that they were promised over eight years ago.â€
Spicer’s message came as the president told senators that they should not leave for August recess until they have a plan to replace Obamacare.
GOP leaders did introduce a bill to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s signature health care law, but were forced to pull it after failing to secure enough support to pass the measure.
“I think Obamacare as a health care system is clearly dead,†Spicer told CBN.
The president said Tuesday that he wanted to see Obamacare “fail.â€
“We’ll let Obamacare fail and then the Democrats are going to come to us,†Trump told reporters.
Also during the interview, CBN asked Spicer about press briefings at the White House, describing them as “must-see TV.” Spicer hasn’t appeared on camera in weeks.
“One of the things that gets overblown as you know, you’re here quite often, is that we brief every day,” he said. “And the question is, I think for some individuals, they want everything on camera every day… On days he’s going to be doing a big event and making major policy initiatives, it’s obviously much more important to have the president’s voice carry the day.”
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