Freedom Caucus chair: GOP must 'come together' quoting : "POLITICO"

| AP Photo Freedom Caucus chair: GOP must 'come together'House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows said Sunday it was "incumbent" upon congressional Republicans to unite in "coming days" to reignite efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, just two days after his group spearheaded efforts to halt the passage of House Speak Paul Ryan's health care bill. "Democrats are smiling in D.C. that the Freedom Caucus, with the help of Club For Growth and Heritage, have saved Planned Parenthood & [Obamacare]!" The Freedom Caucus chair also brushed aside questions about a tweet from President Donald Trump earlier Sunday that seemingly laid the blame for keeping Obamacare intact on the hardline conservative group. Mark Meadows dismissed the notion that congressional Republicans had been given a final blow on health care talks, painting the battle as far from over. In response, Meadows said Democrats should not rejoice yet, as discussions on repealing and replacing Obamacare were far from over.


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| Getty Jordan: Freedom Caucus 'did the country a favor'House Freedom Caucus Vice Chair Jim Jordan touted his group's opposition to the Republican health care bill during an interview Sunday, saying the legislative effort didn't go far enough to overturn and eradicate the Affordable Care Act. "The fact that we opposed it, we did that country a favor because this bill didn't repeal Obamacare," said Jordan. "Democrats are smiling in D.C. that the Freedom Caucus, with the help of Club For Growth and Heritage, have saved Planned Parenthood & [Obamacare]!" "The fact that we opposed it, we did that country a favor because this bill didn't repeal Obamacare," said Jordan, who, along with many in his caucus, opposed the legislation supported by the Trump administration and House Speaker Paul Ryan. Earlier Sunday, President Donald Trump commented on Twitter that members of the House Freedom Caucus had helped leave the Affordable Care Act, and its provisions on Planned Parenthood, intact, despite their strong opposition to both.


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