From CNN Breaking News@VERT to no-reply@siteservices.cnn.com on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 12:20:15
President Trump was prepared to shoulder no blame for the failure of the Republican health care bill on Tuesday, and warned he would now simply let Obamacare fail[1].
ÿ"We're not going to own it. I'm not going to own it. I can tell you the Republicans are not going to own it. We'll let Obamacare fail and then the Democrats are going to come to us," Trump told reporters at the White House.
ÿHis remarks came as three Republican senators said that they would oppose the procedural step to advance legislation as written to repeal the affordable care act, stalling within hours another effort by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to make good a seven-year campaign pledge by Republicans.
Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Shelley Moore Capito and Susan Collins said Tuesday that they would oppose the repeal-only plan[2] after a separate GOP plan collapsed on Monday night.
For live updates and full coverage of the collapse of the Republican health care bill, click here[3].ÿ
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