EDITORIAL: Give us a better bill
He wants the
And apparently not the American Health Care Act, either -- despite the political risk that many
They went out on a limb but earned praise from the president at a
This week, those House members got the thorns. The prickly president reportedly even called the
We agree, and we also hope the
"We'll let you see the bill when we finally release it," McConnell told reporters Tuesday. But that could be the very day it's voted on.
When the leader of the
So, what about Trump? He's all over the place -- and nowhere. In January, he promised "health insurance for everybody" but never made that demand to Congress. During his campaign, he promised to make no cuts to Medicaid. His proposed budget, tracking the
So it's anybody's guess whether he'll applaud a
We'll take the president at his word that he does want a better health care system created in his name. But he has to do more than make lofty pronouncements. He must stay engaged in the process. When he signs a bill into law, Americans will know if it's "very, very, incredibly well-crafted" -- or a disaster.
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