Trump to Republican senators: Don't leave town until pass healthcare legislation

Trump to Republican senators: Don't leave town until pass healthcare legislation

Lucas Jackson

A day after the latest version of legislation to replace Obamacare fell victim to squabbling among Republicans who control the Senate, Trump gathered Republican senators for a lunch and told them, "We are so close."

He said Republicans had promised Americans they would repeal and replace President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law for seven years and that now is the time to act.

"We have to stay here. We shouldn't leave town," Trump said.

(Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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