GOP Congressman Calls Rose Garden Health Care Vote Celebration ‘Irresponsible’
- 7 years ago
Wisconsin Representative Mike Gallagher does not believe the post-AHCA-vote revelry in the White House Rose Garden was a good idea.
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare.
Afterwards, the House Republicans headed to the White House Rose Garden to celebrate the victory, notes CNBC.
Wisconsin Representative Mike Gallagher does not believe the revelry was a good idea. He said on Monday’s ‘The Jerry Bader Show,’ "What are we celebrating? We haven't passed a bill into law. The Senate's gonna re-write this thing. I've never seen the Packers pop the champagne at halftime. I just think that's irresponsible.”
The GOP congressman also questioned why, later that day, President Trump complimented Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Australia’s superior, and notably universal, health care.
Said Gallagher, “Listen, if the President is going back and forth on what direction he wants Congress to go, that does create a problem, quite honestly…it's not helpful to suggest, you know, that we wanna get a single payer system.”
During his address at the Rose Garden party, Trump said of the proposed bill, “ …yes, premiums will be coming down. Yes, deductibles will be coming down. But very importantly, it’s a great plan. And ultimately, that’s what it’s all about.”
He also noted, "We knew that [Obamacare] wasn’t going to work. I predicted it a long time ago. I said, it’s failing. And now, it’s obvious that it’s failing. It’s dead. It’s essentially dead."
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare.
Afterwards, the House Republicans headed to the White House Rose Garden to celebrate the victory, notes CNBC.
Wisconsin Representative Mike Gallagher does not believe the revelry was a good idea. He said on Monday’s ‘The Jerry Bader Show,’ "What are we celebrating? We haven't passed a bill into law. The Senate's gonna re-write this thing. I've never seen the Packers pop the champagne at halftime. I just think that's irresponsible.”
The GOP congressman also questioned why, later that day, President Trump complimented Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Australia’s superior, and notably universal, health care.
Said Gallagher, “Listen, if the President is going back and forth on what direction he wants Congress to go, that does create a problem, quite honestly…it's not helpful to suggest, you know, that we wanna get a single payer system.”
During his address at the Rose Garden party, Trump said of the proposed bill, “ …yes, premiums will be coming down. Yes, deductibles will be coming down. But very importantly, it’s a great plan. And ultimately, that’s what it’s all about.”
He also noted, "We knew that [Obamacare] wasn’t going to work. I predicted it a long time ago. I said, it’s failing. And now, it’s obvious that it’s failing. It’s dead. It’s essentially dead."