Collins, Reed react differently to GOP health care failure
But, after
Collins focused on his disappointment. Reed focused on the future, as
"I am extremely disappointed with today's result," said Collins, of
Reed said in an interview that he hoped the bill's failure -- which stemmed from moderate
"Maybe we can learn that getting 80 percent of what you want is pretty good, rather than making the perfect be the enemy of the good," said Reed, R-
Reed said Obamacare's problems may have to grow worse before
"Maybe it's time to have a serious conversation, to go to people on the Democratic side," Reed said.
"Ultimately, the TrumpCare bill failed because of two traits that have plagued the Trump presidency since he took office: incompetence and broken promises," said Schumer, D-
"They can't write policy that actually makes sense, they can't implement the policies they do manage to write, they can't get their stories straight, and today we've learned that they can't close a deal, and they can't count votes," Schumer added. "So much for the Art of the Deal."
Rep.
"This was driven disproportionally by ideology, and the president went along for the ride," Higgins said. "And ultimately, this bill got exposed for what it was: a massive takeaway of coverage and dignity from the American people."
The bill's death also killed the amendment that Collins and Rep.
But the debate over the amendment lived on thanks to Gov.
"We saw Members of
Collins responded in a statement from his spokesman that attacked both Cuomo and Lt. Gov.
"The Governor and his sidekick have been unmasked," said the Collins spokesman,
Collins vowed in his statement to keep up the fight for removing the
"Despite today's result, this process has provided the opportunity to push for reforms vital to
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