WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump demanded a make or break vote on a key healthcare bill in the House of Representatives on Friday.
The American Healthcare Act is intended to replace parts of President Barack Obama’s signature “Obamacare” law.
Despite of Trump’s repeated attempts, Thursday’s vote was delayed because of opposition from some Republicans.
However, Trump reportedly warned fellow Republicans that they had a choice between voting for his bill on Friday or being stuck with Obamacare for good.
The president made the warning during the closed-door meeting at the White House.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said, “For seven-and-a-half years we have been promising the American people that we will repeal and replace this broken law because it’s collapsing and it’s failing families, and tomorrow we’re proceeding.”
Meanwhile, Chris Collins, New York’s Republican representative, said, “The president has said he wants a vote tomorrow, up or down.”
He added, “If for any reason it is down, we are just going to move forward with additional parts of his agenda.”
Repealing and replacing Obamacare was a major plank of Trump’s election campaign.
The postponement of the Thursday’s vote was a setback for the president, who had insisted he would win the numbers to pass it through the lower chamber of Congress on that day.
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