.@KellyannePolls: [Health care] is the 1st major legislative action…You really see @POTUS the negotiator, the decision-maker, the deal-maker pic.twitter.com/T0VrLEse2s
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White House counselor Kellyanne Conway says the debate over repealing and replacing ObamaCare is letting President Trump showcase his business background.
“I love the fact that this is the first major legislative action while he’s been president,” she said Friday on Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor.” “Most of it’s been executive so far.”
“You really see Donald Trump the negotiator, the decision-maker, the deal-maker, the great listener,” Conway added. “He’s been receiving different members of Congress and senators into the Oval Office, into the White House.”
{mosads}“The president’s very confident that he’s going to repeal and replace ObamaCare the way he promised to during the campaign.”
Conway added Trump is deploying Vice President Mike Pence, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney for help.
“So it’s been a full-court press but it’s also really a House and Senate bill,” she said of their efforts. “We know it’s going to come out in three prongs.”
“We want people to know that it will be much improved,” Conway added. “You’re getting rid of those mandates, penalties, etc. [and] containing the cost.”
Trump is trying to unify Republicans around a bill from the party’s leadership aimed at repealing and replacing ObamaCare.
Conservatives have voiced skepticism about several details from the legislation, setting the stage for a tough fight ahead.
The top vote counter in the House said Thursday there is no doubt the controversial measure will survive lawmaker scrutiny.
“We’re gonna get this done,” House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said after the bill cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee that morning.
Conservatives have argued the bill does not repeal enough of ObamaCare, with some critics particularly concerned a refundable tax credit for helping people buy insurance is a “new entitlement.”