Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Trump Puts Pressure On McConnell: I'll Be 'Very Angry' If The Bill Doesn't Pass
The Associated Press: Trump Says He'll Be 'Angry' If Senate Health Care Bill Flops
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will be "very angry" if the Senate fails to pass a revamped Republican health care bill and said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell must "pull it off," intensifying pressure on party leaders laboring to win over unhappy GOP senators and preserve the teetering measure. (7/13)
The Washington Post: Trump: ‘I Will Be Very Angry’ If GOP Senators Don’t Pass A Health-Care Bill
The comments, coming in an interview at the White House with televangelist Pat Robertson of CBN News, intensified public pressure on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who plans to release a revised version of his health-care legislation Thursday morning. “I am sitting in the Oval Office with a pen in hand, waiting for our senators to give it to me,” Trump said. “It has to get passed. They have to do it. They have to get together and get it done.” (Sullivan, Wagner and Snell, 7/12)
Politico: Trump: I'll Be 'Very Angry' If The GOP Health Care Bill Fails
Trump noted how often Republicans have touted repealing the landmark 2010 health care bill. “They’ve been promising it for years. They’ve been promising it ever since Obamacare which is failed,” Trump said. “It’s a failed experiment. It is totally gone. It’s out of business and we have to get this done.” (Tesfamichael, 7/12)
The Hill: Trump: I’ll Be ‘Very Angry’ If Senate Doesn’t Pass ObamaCare Repeal Bill
President Trump said he’ll be “very angry” if Senate Republicans aren’t able to pass a bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare, as GOP leaders get ready to unveil their updated legislation. Trump said Republicans have been promising for years that they’d repeal ObamaCare, and now with Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, he said he’s “waiting” to sign a repeal bill. If Senate Republicans aren't able to pass their bill, known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act, he said that’d be “very bad.” (Hagen, 7/12)
The Associated Press: Vice President Pence Makes Case for Repeal Bill in Kentucky
Vice President Mike Pence promoted a revamped Senate health care bill Wednesday, choosing the home turf of Kentucky's high-profile senators to "turn up the heat" on the struggling Republican effort to uproot former President Barack Obama's health care law. (Schreiner, 7/12)
