White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Wednesday that President Trump is “all in” on the push to overhaul Obamacare and said he’s confident he will ultimately sign a version of the House GOP’s health care plan into law.
“The president is confident that the American Health Care Act will pass the House and the Senate and [will] become the law — absolutely,” Ms. Conway said on Fox News.
“He is really husbanding this through,” Ms. Conway said of Mr. Trump. “Some people suggested that he be the closer. Some people suggested he be the leadoff batter. The president and the vice president, are all in here.”
“This is the American Health Care Act and it has their imprimatur, and they are working on this more than anything day by day,” she said.
“At some level, there’s going to be a binary choice. You’re either making good on the promise to repeal and replace Obamacare, or you’re not,” Ms. Conway said.
“So we appreciate the fact that others are offering their ideas, but this has been worked on over a series of weeks, if not months, and the president and vice president have really taken leadership here,” she said.
Ms. Conway said there is some room for negotiation as well.
“Everyone knows as this American Health Care Act works its way through the normal channels, it probably will be changed somewhat,” she said.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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