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It is no secret that most Americans do not trust our political institutions, particularly Congress. How will we ever restore confidence in Congress? If Congress fails to completely repeal Obamacare, we will have broken our promise to the American people.
Conservative and centrist Republicans in the House are working on a deal that some say could unite the two factions and attract enough votes to pass the stalled bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.
But amid increased pressure from the White House to move forward with the plan to unravel the 2010 health care law, some conservatives have questions about the changes.
News of the deal comes as President Donald Trump nears his 100th day in office, and just days before lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., to hash out the details of a bill funding the government.
PHOENIX — Anytime a politician gets up in front of a town hall crowd, there is always a chance he or she is going to get an earful. Lately, Republican lawmakers have been hearing it loudly from frustrated voters.
"I think (one time GOP presidential candidate) Mike Huckabee said it best — ‘Politics is blood sport, and if you don't like the sight of your own blood you ought not to be in it,' " freshman U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) told KTAR's Arizona's Morning News on Friday.
Often drowning in jeers from liberal critics in his heavily conservative district, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs maintained that the nation's current health-care system is failing and insisted he wants more dramatic changes than those sought by Republican leaders in Washington.
Less than two weeks since the collapse of Republicans' plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, lawmakers and White House officials have revived talks aimed at crafting a health care bill that can make it through Congress.
But a new pitch from the White House designed to get conservative lawmakers on board, though in its early stages, already has left some conservatives skeptical.
Two of Arizona's four Freedom Caucus members shrugged off President Donald Trump's threat to the far-right lawmakers Thursday, showing no fear of facing challengers in their safely Republican districts.
After Republicans pulled a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare last week, conservative members of the House Freedom Caucus are shrugging off criticism leveled at them by Republican colleagues—including from President Donald Trump himself.
In a Thursday morning tweet, Trump said the Freedom Caucus "will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team," and vowed to "fight" conservative members in 2018 midterm elections.