GOP senator: I’m ready to work with Trump, Dems on healthcare

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) says he is willing to work on a bipartisan healthcare bill after the GOP’s plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare fell apart Friday.

“I had a nice talk tonight with President Trump,” Corker said in a statement late Friday, hours after President Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) pulled their bill before a House floor vote. 

“At some point, on behalf of the American people, we have to resolve the issues that are driving up costs, limiting choices, and causing the individual market to spiral downward. I stand ready to work with the administration and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in order to fix our broken health care system.”

{mosads}The bill fell apart one day after Trump gave conservative House Republicans an ultimatum to vote on the plan.

The GOP healthcare plan, unveiled earlier this month, quickly gained criticism from both conservatives and centrist Republicans. The House Freedom Caucus, in particular, pushed for additional changes to the bill, with many calling for a clean repeal of ObamaCare.

Democrats declared victory after the bill was pulled, with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) saying it was “a great day for our country.”