Donald Trump Tries to Revive Talks for 'Great' Health Law
(WASHINGTON) â Trying to revive health care talks   President Donald Trump  tweeted Saturday that  he  had spoken to the Senate's Democratic leader to gauge whether the minority party was interested in helping pass "great" health legislation.
The answer back: Democrats are willing to hear  his  ideas  but scrapping the Obama health law is a nonstarter.
 Trump 's latest overture to Democrats follows GOP failures so far to fulfill their yearslong promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act despite controlling the White House and Congress since January.
 The president  tweeted that  he  called New York Sen. Chuck Schumer on Friday to discuss the 2010 law  which  Trump  said "is badly broken  big premiums. Who knows!"  Trump  said  he  wanted "to see if the Dems want to do a great HealthCare Bill."
Schumer said through a spokesman Saturday that  Trump  "wanted to make another run at repeal and replace and I told the president that's off the table." Schumer said if  Trump  "wants to work together to improve the existing health care system  we Democrats are open to his suggestions."
 Trump  has suggested before that  he  would be open to negotiating with Democrats on health care  but there have been no clear signs of a compromise between Republicans who have sought to scrap former President Barack Obama's law and Democrats who want to protect it.
 Trump  irritated GOP leaders in Congress when  he  reached a deal with Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi  D-Calif.  on a spending bill and the debt ceiling.  The president  has referred to those two Democrats as "Chuck and Nancy."
But  the Trump administration  announced Friday that  it  would allow more employers to opt out of no-cost birth control to women by claiming religious or moral objections. The move was one more attempt to roll back Obama's health overhaul  prompting Democrats to question whether  Trump  is committed to avoiding sabotaging the law.
 Trump  floated the potential talks as  he  approved an emergency declaration for a large part of Louisiana and ordered federal assistance for the state as Hurricane Nate approached the central Gulf of Mexico.
 The president  was also headlining a fundraiser on Saturday night in Greensboro  North Carolina  to benefit  his   Trump  Victory joint fundraising committee with the Republican National Committee. The event was expected to raise $2 million  with donors paying up to $35 000 per couple to serve as co-hosts.
(WASHINGTON) â Trying to revive health care talks    [TGT] tweeted Saturday that   [TGT]   had spoken to the Senate's Democratic leader to gauge whether the minority party was interested in helping pass "great" health legislation.
The answer back: Democrats are willing to hear  his  ideas  but scrapping the Obama health law is a nonstarter.
  [TGT]  's latest overture to Democrats follows GOP failures so far to fulfill their yearslong promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act despite controlling the White House and Congress since January.
  [TGT] tweeted that   [TGT]   called New York Sen. Chuck Schumer on Friday to discuss the 2010 law  which   [TGT]   said "is badly broken  big premiums. Who knows!"  Trump  said  he  wanted "to see if the Dems want to do a great HealthCare Bill."
Schumer said through a spokesman Saturday that  Trump  "wanted to make another run at repeal and replace and I told the president that's off the table." Schumer said if  Trump  "wants to work together to improve the existing health care system  we Democrats are open to his suggestions."
 Trump  has suggested before that  he  would be open to negotiating with Democrats on health care  but there have been no clear signs of a compromise between Republicans who have sought to scrap former President Barack Obama's law and Democrats who want to protect it.
 Trump  irritated GOP leaders in Congress when  he  reached a deal with Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi  D-Calif.  on a spending bill and the debt ceiling.  The president  has referred to those two Democrats as "Chuck and Nancy."
But  the Trump administration  announced Friday that  it  would allow more employers to opt out of no-cost birth control to women by claiming religious or moral objections. The move was one more attempt to roll back Obama's health overhaul  prompting Democrats to question whether  Trump  is committed to avoiding sabotaging the law.
 Trump  floated the potential talks as  he  approved an emergency declaration for a large part of Louisiana and ordered federal assistance for the state as Hurricane Nate approached the central Gulf of Mexico.
 The president  was also headlining a fundraiser on Saturday night in Greensboro  North Carolina  to benefit  his   Trump  Victory joint fundraising committee with the Republican National Committee. The event was expected to raise $2 million  with donors paying up to $35 000 per couple to serve as co-hosts.