Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Trump Tells Republicans They Must Pass Healthcare Bill

US President Donald Trump's trying to persuade Republican lawmakers to support his sweeping bill to overhaul the country's healthcare system.

In a series of meetings and phone calls at the White House and on Capitol Hill, Mr Trump's been warning his party that failure to pass the American Healthcare Act would endanger their political careers.

But around two dozen Republican lawmakers are still against the bill ahead of a vote this Thursday - conservatives believe it doesn't do enough to undo President Obama's Affordable Care Act, while moderates think it might go too far.

Speaking at a dinner for the National Republican Congressional Committee on Thursday night, Mr. Trump said voters sent his party to Washington to make changes: 

IN: The American people...
OUT: ...a disaster
DUR: 24 seconds

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Mr. Trump said he has another priority he wants to get on with once he has dealt with healthcare: 

IN: After we...
OUT: ...very big
DUR: 15 seconds 


House Speaker Paul Ryan promised to deliver on the party's pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare: 

IN: We owe it... 
OUT: ...is long enough
DUR: 23 seconds