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U.S. NEWS Monday 31 July 2017
White House to Senate: Pass health bill now or else

White House adviser Kelly- in the Senate Friday, and
anne Conway said. Those that’s when McConnell
were the words used by said it was time to focus on
Senate Majority Leader other policy matters.
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Republicans hold a 52-
after the early Friday morn- 48 majority in the Senate,
ing defeat of the GOP pro- where no Democrats voted
posal. for the GOP bill and three
Conway said Trump was Republicans defected in
deciding whether to act on the final vote Friday. One
his threat to end cost-shar- of the GOP defectors, Sen.
ing reduction payments, John McCain, has since re-
which are aimed at trim- turned to Arizona for treat-
ming out-of-pocket costs ment for brain cancer,
for lower-income people. “Don’t give up Republi-
“He’s going to make that can senators, the World is
decision this week, and watching: Repeal & Re-
that’s a decision that only place,” Trump said in a
he can make,” Conway tweet. White House budget
said. For seven years, Re- director Mick Mulvaney,
publicans have promised when asked Sunday if no
that once they took power, other legislative business
they would scrap Obama’s should be taken up until
Budget Director Mick Mulvaney gestures as he speaks at the White House in Washington. Asked if overhaul and pass a re- the Senate acts again on
no other legislative business should be taken up until the Senate acts again on health care, Mul-
vaney on Sunday, July 30, responded “yes” and suggested the Senate continue working through placement. But that ef- health care, responded
August if necessary. fort crashed most recently “yes.” q
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
By HOPE YEN ers under the Affordable
Associated Press Care Act as part of a bid to
WASHINGTON (AP) — The let “Obamacare implode”
White House stepped up and force the Senate to
demands Sunday for re- act.
vived congressional efforts It was all part of a weekend
on health care and sug- flurry of Trump tweets and
gested senators cancel other statements insisting
their entire summer break, the seven-year GOP quest
if needed, to pass legisla- to repeal former President
tion after failed votes last Barack Obama’s signature
week. legislative achievement
Aides said President Don- was not over.
ald Trump is prepared in “The president will not ac-
the coming days to end cept those who said it’s,
required payments to insur- quote, ‘Time to move on,’”

Official says Trump wants more
West Wing discipline, structure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kelly was announced Fri-
President Donald Trump day as Trump’s second
wanted more discipline chief of staff and planned
and structure in the West to begin work Monday, re-
Wing, and expects to get placing Reince Priebus, a
that from the retired gen- former Republican Party
eral taking over as the new chairman who held the
chief of staff, a top White job for six months. The
House official said Sunday. moved ended months of
Department Homeland speculation about Priebus’
Security Secretary John fate and came among in-
Kelly is among the military fighting and turmoil in the
officers past and present, early stages of the Trump
including Defense Secre- White House. “I think Re-
tary Jim Mattis, Joint Chiefs ince was terribly effective,
of Staff Chairman Joseph but was probably a little
Dunford and national se- bit more laid-back and in-
curity adviser H.R. McMas- dependent in the way he
ter, with prominent roles in ran the office,” Mulvaney
the administration. said. “And I think the presi-
“You know that he enjoys dent wants to go a differ-
working with generals,” ent direction, wants a little
White House budget direc- bit more discipline, a little
tor Mick Mulvaney said. more structure in there.q