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A ‘Suicide’ Mission: White House and GOP Leadership Fear New Obamacare Repeal Push
‘I can’t believe they would be so stupid,’ one Democrat said. ‘That said, they often surprise me with how stupid they are.’
ASAWIN SUEBSAENG GIDEON RESNICK SAM STEIN
06.05.18 5:05 AM ET
Persistent chatter that congressional Republicans will take another swing at repealing and replacing Obamacare this summer has increasingly drawn the ire of leadership and the White House, where there is virtually no desire to walk down that legislative path again.
Numerous White House officials scoffed at the prospect of an actual Obamacare-repeal revival, saying that they can’t fathom depleting political capital on a project with virtually no chance of passage this close to the midterm elections. One West Wing official called it a “suicide” mission. A senior administration official said that the issue wasn’t being taken seriously inside the building because the president’s team has concluded “the votes aren’t there.”
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http://www.thedailybeast.com/a-suicide-mission-white-house-and-gop-leadership-fear-new-obamacare-repeal-push
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