House delays vote on healthcare bill
The delay marks a setback for Donald Trump, who is seeking his first major legislative victory
Washington _ The US House of Representatives on Thursday delayed a vote on legislation to begin dismantling Obamacare as President Donald Trump and leaders in Congress laboured to find enough support among fellow Republicans for their version of a new federal healthcare policy, according to a senior House Republican aide. The delay marks a setback for Trump, who is seeking his first major legislative victory and who campaigned on a promise to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s landmark 2010 law, formally known as the Affordable Care Act. Conservative Republicans objected to the bill because they thought it too similar to Obamacare while moderates thought it was too hard on their constituents. How US healthcare stacks up under the ACA and AHCA
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