The decision is the most dramatic action Trump has taken yet to weaken the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, which extended insurance to 20 million Americans.
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According to various reports, the Senator’s declared opposition to the bill effectively made it a still-born, as it appears it has no chance of passing in the Senate
The repeal came after the House Speaker Paul Ryan withdrew the bill in March following impending defeat over failure to get enough Republicans votes, particularly the Freedom Caucus, to approve the bill
The House vote was first set for Thursday, scrapped, rescheduled for Friday and scrapped again following a tumultuous 24 hours that saw President Donald Trump and his party mount a final push to get the replacement package for the Affordable Care Act through the lower chamber
Trump said he was working on a system to cut drug prices
Trump, who made the announcement during a televised press conference on Thursday, pledged to keep Americans safe as he promised during his campaign
Trump took to twitter on Tuesday to criticise the US healthcare reform law that expands and improves access to care and curbs spending through regulations and taxes, had witnessed astronomical increase
The outgoing two-term president also plans a major valedictory speech in Chicago, his hometown, shortly before his presidency ends
Trump, at a “Thank you tour” of Ohio, said the African-Americans had nothing to lose in his presidency, a Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria reports
The Republicans in the House of Representatives had refused to fund and reopen the government until Democrats agree to delay implementation of Obama’s landmark 2010 healthcare law, also known as Obamacare