Health Care bill pulled

Media outlets are announcing that President Trump has told The Washington Post that the American Health Care Act is being pulled.

A vote was scheduled for this afternoon, but will not be held. Speaker Paul Ryan is promising a press conference about 4 p.m. EDT.

Robert Costa of The Washington Post was called by the President, who told him it was pulled. Speaker Paul Ryan had been candid with the President that the votes were not there to pass the AHCA.

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The Gayly - March 24, 2017 @ 2:42 p.m.

AP Report at 3:42 p.m. EST

House GOP abruptly pulls troubled health care bill

Washington (AP) — Republican leaders have abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., withdrew the legislation after Trump called him and asked him to halt debate without a vote, according to Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong. Just a day earlier, Trump had demanded a House vote and said if the measure lost, he would move on to other issues.

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The Gayly – March 24, 2017 @ 2:58 p.m.