CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [4-1-19] he was willing to wait until after the 2020 presidential election to get Congress to vote on a new healthcare plan, giving Republicans time to develop a proposal to replace Obamacare. Congressional Republicans have been unable thus far to draft a proposal to replace Democratic President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act despite frequent vows to do so in recent years. Trump’s vow last week that the Republican Party will be ‘the party of healthcare’ caught his fellow Republicans off guard after the Justice Department backed a lawsuit intended to wipe out Obamacare, which has helped millions of Americans get health insurance…Trump’s move suggests he is willing to debate the future of the U.S. healthcare system during the 2020 presidential election campaign rather than try to reach agreement on a plan sooner.”
–Steve Holland, “Trump says vote on healthcare can wait until after 2020 election,” Reuters, April 2, 2019 8:41 pm