When Price joined the administration, Trump touted him as a conservative policy expert who could write a new health care bill to replace the Obama - era Affordable Care Act. (fortune.com)
Just last week, House Speaker Paul Ryan said lawmakers were putting the «finishing touches» on a new health care bill — one that reportedly might scrap protections for people with preexisting conditions — while Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reassured Americans they can soon expect to see proposals for «the most significant change to the tax code since Reagan.» (usfunds.com)
This uncertainty was confirmed Friday when President Donald Trump asked House Speaker Paul Ryan to pull the new health care bill from consideration — a stunning setback for the new president, who largely ran on his credentials as a master negotiator and closer. (usfunds.com)