Trump says he called Schumer on health care
(CNN)  President Donald Trump  elaborated Saturday on  his  call to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday to discuss reviving health care legislation  saying  he 'd like to strike at least a "temporary deal " although  he  did not provide details on what such an agreement might entail.
"Well  if we could make a deal  at least on a temporary basis -- because Obamacare is exploding  it's gone  the premiums are through the roof  you see what's happening  " Trump  told reporters at the White House. "So if we could make a temporary deal  because ultimately we're going to have it back to the states  we're going to block-grant back to the states  but if we made a temporary deal  I think it would be a great thing for people. But it's really up to them."
"Obamacare is a disaster  the numbers are out  it's exploding like I said it would "  Trump  continued. "So  basically  if we could do a one-year deal or a two-year deal  as a temporary measure  you'll have block-granting ultimately to the states  which is what the Republicans want  that really is a repeal-and-replace."
 Trump  was referring to Republican plans to convert some open-ended federal funding for Obamacare and Medicaid into a fixed amount that would be sent to states as block grants. GOP lawmakers have said this would give states more control over the program and bring health care choices closer to patients.
 Trump  tweeted Saturday morning that  he  called Schumer on Friday to talk about reviving health care legislation.
(CNN)   [TGT] elaborated Saturday on   [TGT]   call to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday to discuss reviving health care legislation  saying   [TGT]  'd like to strike at least a "temporary deal " although   [TGT]   did not provide details on what such an agreement might entail.
"Well  if we could make a deal  at least on a temporary basis -- because Obamacare is exploding  it's gone  the premiums are through the roof  you see what's happening  "  [TGT]   told reporters at the White House. "So if we could make a temporary deal  because ultimately we're going to have it back to the states  we're going to block-grant back to the states  but if we made a temporary deal  I think it would be a great thing for people. But it's really up to them."
"Obamacare is a disaster  the numbers are out  it's exploding like I said it would  [TGT] continued. "So  basically  if we could do a one-year deal or a two-year deal  as a temporary measure  you'll have block-granting ultimately to the states  which is what the Republicans want  that really is a repeal-and-replace. [TGT] 
was referring to Republican plans to convert some open-ended federal funding for Obamacare and Medicaid into a fixed amount that would be sent to states as block grants. GOP lawmakers have said this would give states more control over the program and bring health care choices closer to patients.
  [TGT]   tweeted Saturday morning that   [TGT]   called Schumer on Friday to talk about reviving health care legislation.