Ryan: ‘I think the left is out of gas’

Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday said he thinks the Democrats are “out of gas” after Senate Republicans last week released their plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

“I think the left is out of gas. I think they just basically decide resist, resist, resist,” the Wisconsin Republican said.

“They want government-run healthcare. Government-run healthcare is collapsing while we speak. It’s not working.”

{mosads}Ryan said Republicans are trying to replace ObamaCare with “a law that will actually work.”

Several Senate Republicans said Monday they wouldn’t back a procedural motion on the healthcare legislation following the release of a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the bill.

The CBO report found the Senate’s healthcare bill would leave 22 million more people without insurance over the next decade.

The findings cast serious doubt on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) chances of getting the measure through his chamber this week.

McConnell can only afford to lose two votes, and four senators as of Monday night said they would not vote for a motion to proceed to the bill.