Sunday shows preview: Trump admin makes healthcare pitch

White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney is hitting the Sunday show circuit this week as the Trump administration and GOP leaders ratchet up the pitch for their proposal to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, is slated to appear on CNN’s “State of the Union” and ABC’s “This Week.” He faced criticism from Democrats earlier this week after telling MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that “insurance is not really the end goal here,” referencing the GOP’s proposed legislation.

Health and Human Services Director Tom Price, who has already begun promoting the plan on cable news, will appear on NBC’s “Meet the Press” while Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will be on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

Republicans on Monday proposed two new measures to repeal and replace the healthcare law, with Republicans advancing them in two committees this week.

The legislation would dismantle ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion program and replaces the individual mandate that requires individuals purchase insurance or pay the government a fine. It instead allows insurers to charge a 30 percent penalty to those who have lapses in coverage. The GOP plan would also create a tax credit system to incentivize individuals to purchase insurance.

{mosads}The new bills are facing criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. While conservatives slammed the legislation for not being a clean repeal of former President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy, Democrats have vowed to work to defeat the plan. President Trump has endorsed the proposal, which Democrats have named “Trumpcare.”

Here is the full Sunday show lineup:

ABC’s “This Week”: Mulvaney will appear on “This Week.” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, will be on the show, as will Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is also on the guest list.

CNN’s “State of the Union”: Mulvaney is slated to be on with Jake Tapper. The show will feature several members of Congress, including Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Reps. Luis Gutierrez, (D-Ill.) and Mark Meadows, (R-N.C.).

CBS’s “Face the Nation”: Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will be on the show this week, as will Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has vowed to vote “no” on the proposed GOP healthcare plan, will appear as well. Paul has dubbed the new GOP plan “ObamaCare Lite” and is pushing for a clean repeal of the original healthcare law.

“Fox News Sunday”: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, will be on the show. Jordan has said he will vote against the new plan and will introduce a clean repeal of ObamaCare. White House economic advisor Gary Cohn is also slated to appear this week.

NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Price will be on with Chuck Todd this week, as will Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R).