The move
leaves the GOP — once again — short of fulfilling a signature promise,
which some Republicans worried could inspire a backlash among their base
heading into the 2018 midterm elections.
Several
senators said they instead plan to move onto other issues now that the
party’s latest proposal, authored by Republican Sens. Lindsey O. Graham
(S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (La.), had failed to garner sufficient support
“Where
we go from here is tax reform,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
(R-Ky.) told reporters after holding a closed-door policy lunch with
members of his caucus.
Meanwhile,
Republican lawmakers voiced little interest in shoring up the existing
ACA insurance market, sowing apprehension among insurers and state
officials just weeks before consumers must start enrolling in plans for
next year.
Note EU-Digest: The
US Republican Party is in deep trouble: division among party members,
poor Congressional leadership, and the fact that their "Principal
Leader", the President of the USA, is a "loose Canon", also is not
helpful for their reputation and morale within the party.
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