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Not so easy after all

They had seven years. They held more than 60 votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act. President Donald Trump promised a “terrific,” “beautiful” plan that would cost less, do more and cover everyone. After all this, the best the Republican establishment could come up with was so awful they couldn’t even get members of their own party to accept it.

It seems that it’s much easier to just say no and obstruct than it is to actually come up with valid ideas.

Howard Stovall

Lexington

This story was originally published April 7, 2017 at 7:32 PM with the headline "Not so easy after all."

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