WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) – Republican leadership has pulled its proposed health care bill from the House floor.
Speaker Paul Ryan had the American Health Care Act pulled Friday shortly before it was set to be voted upon. The bill was supposed to be considered last night, but the vote was delayed.
Afterwards, Ryan said there were not enough votes to pass the bill as some members of the Conservative ‘Freedom Caucus’ stood firm in opposing the legislation.
The decision is seen as a major setback for the Trump administration, which has stated that repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act would be a major step in implementing its tax reform policies.
Earlier Friday, President Trump said he would shift his attention to tax reform if the new health care bill did not immediately pass.
The AHCA would have repealed much of President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare law, including a requirement that people buy policies.
