ObamaCare might yet be saved, as chances of repealing it are lowering. Last week, during a Camp David retreat the top Republicans said that they hardly discussed the repeal of the law.
On the other hand, Republicans are discussing welfare or entitlement reforms this year, putting the focus on job training, instead of going against the things Democrats have fought for strongly in the past.
There are still some conservative groups and lawmakers that are still loud about ending ObamaCare in 2018, but it looks like President Donald Trump and the GOP leadership are showing a desire to move on that issue, especially after they lost half of 2017 unsuccessfully trying to repeal the law.
Meanwhile, after signing the GOP tax overhaul in December President Trump said that he essentially repealed ObamaCare because most people will need to buy health insurance or they will face tax penalties.
Senator John Cornyn who was part of the summit at Camp David stated that “There’s some work we need to do on the health-care front, but I would hope we’re in a position to do things on a bipartisan basis.”
When he was asked if ObamaCare was discussed there, he shortly answered, “No.”
The Hill reports that ObamaCare repeal has largely fallen off the GOP agenda for 2018, in part due to the realities of a narrower Senate majority than one that already failed to pass a repeal bill. Reopening the divisive issue in an election year would also be tough.
The Republican focus will be oriented on areas like job training or similar ones that will get bipartisan support, instead of Medicare or Medicaid issues.
“It was a little different than what I anticipated. In other words, it’s not Medicare, Social Security, entitlement reform; it is more, workforce training,” Cornyn stated after the Camp David meeting.
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