Trump urges support for health care plan so he can move on

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – President Donald Trump is trying to give the teetering Republican plan to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law a new sense of urgency by saying he’d like to get it over with and move on to his preferred agenda items.

In an arena filled with thousands of cheering Kentuckians Monday evening, Trump roped the future of the House-crafted health care proposal to his ability to fulfill other campaign pledges such as reducing taxes and renegotiating trade deals.

“We want a very big tax cut, but cannot do that until we keep our promise to repeal and replace the disaster known as ‘Obamacare,'” he told the crowd of thousands in Louisville. “This is our long-awaited chance to finally get rid of ‘Obamacare.'”

Trump plans to court House Republicans during a Tuesday morning trip to Capitol Hill. The House is expected to vote on the Republican legislation on Thursday, the seventh anniversary of the passage of Obama’s health care restructuring.

The legislation to undo Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act of 2010 faces an uncertain future in both chambers – thanks largely to members of the president’s own party, including some who see it as not enough of a “repeal.”