Senate GOP's Trumpcare 'Plan C' Already Dead

It's another week of stalling in the GOP Congress with Republicans pushing their "deeply unpopular agenda."  With the clock running out in the 2017 legislative calendar, Congressional Republicans have done absolutely nothing to improve the lives of hard-working American families by lowering the cost of health care, creating good-paying jobs and raising wages.

Today, Senate Republicans have put forward an even more extreme and dangerous Trumpcare plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act – which has already been rejected by 3 GOP Senatorsless than 24 hours after the Republicans' latest health care gambit.

New York Times: ‘Plan C' on Obamacare, Repeal Now and Replace Later, Has Collapsed

With their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in tatters, Senate leaders on Tuesday pushed to vote on a different measure that would repeal major parts of President Barack Obama's health law without a replacement — but that plan appeared also to collapse.

Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, all Republicans, immediately declared they could not vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement — enough to doom the effort before it could get any momentum.

NYT Editorial: In Congress, Obstructionists Are Obstructing Themselves

Republican legislative leaders are in a bind. While they appear to have failed for now in their goal of destroying the Affordable Care Act, their eagerness to shower tax breaks on the wealthy at the expense of health coverage for millions of Americans has crimped their ability to pass other fiscal legislation.

This is not a lament. It's just as well that they haven't done anything big, given their goals. But it is a stunning demonstration of incompetence that, with control of the House, the Senate and the White House for six months, Republicans have not only failed to enact any major bills but have also created a legislative logjam that is bound to get worse.

Washington Examiner: Legislative deadlines pile up in Congress

House and Senate Republicans are consumed with passing health insurance and tax reform bills, but have yet to tackle a long list of other critical measures that Congress must complete by the end of the year.

While Republicans – despite having control of the House, the Senate and the White House – are failing at governance, hard-working Americans are suffering the consequences of their inaction.  Democrats stand ready to work with Republicans on responsible legislation to create jobs, raise wages and improve health care for everyone.