Trump touts ‘great progress’ on healthcare overhaul – New York Post

The White House pressed to unite House Republicans behind the ObamaCare-repeal bill Saturday, with President Trump firing off a hopeful tweet and Vice President Mike Pence glad-handing in the heartland.

We are making great progress with healthcare. ObamaCare is imploding and will only get worse. Republicans coming together to get job done! Trump tweeted as the GOPs American Health Care Act faces deep divisions in the House.

Pence talked up the plan to a crowd of about 100 at the Louisville, Ky., headquarters of an HVAC contractor as twice as many people protested outside.

The ObamaCare nightmare is about to end, Pence vowed.

Citing spiking premium costs, fewer insurers and an expanded Medicaid program, he called the state a textbook example of ObamaCares failures.

He made pleas to two conservative local congressmen whose opposition could doom the plan. He also gave a shout-out to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who did not attend the event.

After a good and vigorous debate, we know Kentucky will be there, and we will repeal and replace ObamaCare once and for all, Pence said.

He didnt mention Kentuckys junior senator, Rand Paul, who has led right-wing opposition to the GOP plan.

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