Donald Trump said Obamacare was "a nightmare" and called on the Senate to approve its health reform
The president of the United States sent a strong message to Democrats and Republicans to finish getting the votes that are missing and thus fulfill one of his main campaign promises.
(Reuters )
Donald Trump on Monday called on Republican and Democratic senators to approve his health care reform, a day of opening or not of the debates in a vote whose result is uncertain.
The US president said that Obamacare "is a nightmare" that broke "the health system" of the country.
For Democrats, it 's an avenue to amend the damage done so far, for Republicans it's the opportunity to keep the promise they made so many times," said the head of state.
Trump said the goal of his reform, one of the top campaign pledges, is to "improve health coverage" and "give emergency relief."
"To all the members of the Senate I tell them: the people waited a lot ... It is up to us to achieve a great health system for the citizens . Thus closed the speech the president.
Hours earlier, through his Twitter account, he had also called for Republican chamber members to support his reform.
Republicans have one last opportunity to do the right thing in repealing and replacing (Obamacare), after years of talking and campaigning about it, he said on the social network.
Trump called on Republican lawmakers to agree to pass a law that repeals and replaces the healthcare reform passed by former President Barack Obama (2009-2017) seven years ago and has managed to get health insurance to 20 million people.
But the arithmetic of the Senate is relentless. Of the 52 members of the Republican majority, three declared last week that they were going to vote 'no' to the motion to proceed , which opens a debate in the legislation since no text can be examined without a first vote authorizing the opening Of the discussions.
As the 48 opposition Democrats will also vote that no, Republicans can only afford two defections . The vice president, according to the constitution, could provide the 51st vote in case of a 50-50 tie, but the ruling party still can not assure that minimum figure needed.
Once the text is on the agenda, senators can file the amendments and rewrite the entire bill to "replace" Barack Obama's health care reform, but moderate Republicans rely so little on group leaders who refuse, in this To allow the debates to begin .
The ranks of government are divided between its more moderate wing, favorable to some aspects of Obama's law, and its ultraconservative faction, reticent to any interference of the state in the life of the individual, including health care.