Sasse calls for repeal of Obamacare without plan to replace at local GOP dinner
The dinner is held annually by the
Sasse may be best known for his part in the "Never Trump" movement that attempted to stop now-President
During the event, which was attended by roughly 100 people, Sasse refrained from going after Trump but instead spent much of his 50-minute speech calling for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.
"For seven years, the party we're all a part of in this room has said that it was for the repeal and replacement of Obamacare," Sasse said. "The president just ran and won on it. There are 52
Sasse said now that
"Instead, what has the
According to Sasse,
"What if we might not be able to succeed at repealing and replacing in the same package deal?" Sasse said. "Maybe we ought to separate these steps. Maybe we ought to go ahead and keep our word on repeal and maybe we ought to pass a law that says the effective date of this is 12 or 24 months in the future and then we ought to move onto the next step of replace and we ought to not leave D.C. until we finish the work."
Other topics Sasse discussed during his speech included American exceptionalism, decentralization of the government and a need for people to be less attached to their political party.
"Most of the really big problems that we face right now really aren't Republican versus Democrat," Sasse said. "None of us should have that much of our identity invested in a political party."
Sasse also went onto answer a question about tax reform, which he said he believed would be difficult. Sasse said even the issue of tax reform really comes back to spending too much on health care.
"No matter what you do on taxes, you're ultimately going to bankrupt the next generation if you don't get health entitlements under control," Sasse said.
"I loved everything he said. I'm very much, right down the line, in favor of what he's saying," Moore said.
Moore said his only concern with Sasse is his disagreements with Trump.
"I think he's going to have to adjust that to a certain point," Moore said.
Other prominent speakers of the evening included Gov.
During her speech, Reynolds moved away from the concerns Sasse had presented and spoke more optimistically about the current state of
"As I was listening to
Reynolds said that winning the last election was only the beginning.
"We're not done," she said.
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