And it happened because the votes of 48 democratic Senators and 3 republican Senators defeated the SKINNY health care plan by the republican controlled Senate. It was the final push by the Senate and Trump to repeal and replace the ACA for the immediate future. They will try again later but for now their seven year itch lacks scratching and credibility.
With six months plus in office President Trump and his party still have no major legislation accomplishments. His staff and appointed ones are dropping out like flys and Trump's inability to select qualified people is telling. His administration is a circus and chaos still reigns. The buck passer in chief failed to keep his word of submitting his own health care plan to congress in March for congress to debate. His mind has a hard time thinking policy and plans because he is not a thinking President.
After the SKINNY failed, republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said it was time to move on to other issues. Democratic minority leader Chuck Schumer said the democrats in congress are still willing to work with republicans if they reject their ideology of repeal and replacement of the ACA and work in a constructive way with democrats to address any problem that exist with the ACA and make it better. The ACA is working and is the proper frame work to address health care.
Trump and the republicans should read the following statement made by President Harry Truman many years ago. It is relevant to the health care issue today. YOU CAN ALWAYS AMEND A BIG PLAN, BUT YOU CAN NEVER EXPAND A LITTLE ONE. I DON'T BELIEVE IN LITTLE PLANS. I BELIEVE IN PLANS BIG ENOUGH TO MEET A SITUATION WHICH WE CAN'T POSSIBLE FORESEE NOW.
Those words of wisdom come from a very successful President who guided our country during and out of
WWII. Today's democratic party are using those words of wisdom concerning their position on health care. This writer has no way of knowing if Truman's statement influenced their position but it is the right position to take concerning working within the ACA and not destroying it.
President Trump and the republicans in congress could learn a great deal from Truman's statement and signal they are ready to work with the democrats and with in the ACA. It is their move because they control both houses of congress and they are the ones who control and decide what legislation can be introduced. Time will tell if the republicans are ready and willing to walk away from their big lie concerning health care the past 7 years.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
