The main story of the day is, of course, that the Republican (no) healthcare bill went down in flames and that trump is blaming the Democrats in congress for the loss, despite the fact that Ryan never created this bill in secret, never consulted Democrats and proceeded to remove more and more aspects of care as he drove the content of the bill further away from providing actual care.
The task of the supporters of Obamacare now must monitor what Tom Price, Secretary of HHS, will try to do to it by changing regulations of Obamacare in his control.
However, it is important to make note of the latest bizarre action by Devan Nunes, Chair of the House Intelligence Committee. A public hearing was scheduled for next week, bringing FBI Director James Comey, NSA Director rogers AND Sally Yates, who trump fired, back for more testimony. Nunes actually cancelled the hearing and announced such in a press conference before telling the members of the committee. And, incidentally, he has not yet details of his allegation, revealed in two press conferences, about monitoring of Trump to members of his committee. but he told Trump.
Unless Nunes is replaced, the House Intelligence Committee has become a branch of the Executive Branch, breaching the sacred Constiutional concept of separation of powers. Maybe Speaker Ryan, who can't get his bills passed, can at least change the chairman of a critical committee. Maybe he cn take care of that. If not, a different vehicle for investigation must be developed.
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