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A4 U.S. NEWS
Saturday 22 april 2017
Future of revamped health care bill remains dubious in House

ing along well.” But he said partly because Trump will
there was “no particular likely hit his 100th day in
rush” to do it next week, office — April 29 — with-
when Congress returns out having signed a major
from its spring recess. piece of legislation.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s next But that goal is running
week. Next week doesn’t straight into the time-con-
matter,” Trump said at the suming, push-and-pull re-
White House. ality of Congress, not to
Those comments repre- mention enduring divisions
sent a ratcheting back between the conservative
from Thursday, when Trump and moderate wings of
said at a news conference Trump’s party.
that there was “a good Many GOP lawmakers
chance” of passing health and aides have expressed
legislation soon, adding, doubt that the House
“I’d like to say next week.” would vote next week on
Amplifying those com- health legislation, just a
House speaks Paul Ryan of Wis. discusses the Republican agenda as he faces reporters during ments, a senior White House month after an earlier ver-
a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans on Friday downplayed the signifi- official was also express- sion died for lack of sup-
cance of pushing Republican health care legislation through the House next week, a retreat from ing confidence Thursday port within the party. They
more bullish White House pronouncements a day earlier, which had gotten a skeptical reception that a breakthrough on the cited the higher priority of
at the Capitol. mired Republican health passing a spending bill to
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) care bill could emerge in avert a government shut-
ALAN FRAM publican health care leg- Capitol. the House next week. That down. Also, there’s uncer-
JULIE PACE islation through the House In brief comments to re- official was not authorized tainty over a developing
Associated Press next week, a retreat from porters Friday, Trump said to discuss the internal pro- deal to revive the Repub-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- more bullish White House the attempt to rekindle cess publicly and insisted lican health bill. In any
dent Donald Trump on pronouncements a day the GOP drive to repeal on anonymity. case, it would take time to
Friday downplayed the earlier, which had gotten a President Barack Obama’s The White House is eager to sell such an agreement to
significance of pushing Re- skeptical reception at the health care law is “com- pass the health bill quickly, lawmakers.q

AP: Power fully restored after
crippling San Francisco outage

Continued from front there’s a few ambulances
trying to go through the
Tourists weren’t griping, crowds,” Martinez said.
though, said spokeswom- “It’s pretty crazy.”
an Erica Kato. “Everyone’s Patricio Herrera sat glumly
very understanding — it’s in his darkened restau-
not us,” she said. rant, Ziggy’s Burgers, at
The outage initially closed what should have been a
the Bay Area Rapid Tran- busy lunch hour full of peo-
sit agency’s downtown ple hungry for his freshly
Montgomery Station. Peo- ground hamburgers.
ple used the lights of their “We have lost everything
cellphones to walk through today,” said Herrera, the
the darkened station be- store’s consulting chef and
fore service was restored. manager. Six employees
Later, people milled on sat at tables behind him,
sidewalks, controllers di- chatting or checking their
rected traffic manually, phones.
and shops were dark. Employees at a Starbucks
Some buildings had power, gave away cups of iced
others did not. ATM screens and hot coffee in the dark-
were blank and the city’s ened shop. A worker said
famed cable cars were that was better than letting
shut down for hours. the coffee go to waste.
People were confused Many of those affected
about what was going on used social media to vent
and what to do, said Pam their frustrations or post
Martinez, a 25-year-old celebratory memes about
San Francisco resident and getting off work early to
software engineer who play. Police Chief William
was on a train when she Scott said officers were
heard the announcement working to clear traffic as
that her destination station quickly as possible, but in
was closed. the meantime folks should
“Even crossing the street just relax.
was chaotic because the “Take advantage of this
streetlights don’t work and beautiful day. q