The president has demanded that the Senate stay in town until they finish work on a new health care bill, and he has threatened to oust a senator who doesn't go along with his program.
Question: Does he think he's a king, as he demands personal loyalty from leaders of government agencies such as the FBI and the Department of Justice? And where does it say that the president is in charge of what Congress does?
Perhaps it's time he read the Constitution. There are three branches of government, separate and equal. Senators are elected for a six-year term by the citizen voters of their states. They are not appointed by the president, and cannot be removed by him.
It is true that the president can call Congress back for a special session, but that doesn't necessarily mean he can prevent them from taking a break.
Moreover, government officials take an oath to support the Constitution. The oath does not call for individual loyalty to a president.
Meanwhile, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has released its scoring report on the latest version of Trumpcare being dealt with by the Senate.
Among other things, the report says that by 2026, Medicaid spending would be cut by 87 percent as the individual mandate is repealed and federal matching funds is phased out. In addition, the total number of Americans who would lose health care insurance will be 15 million next year and 22 million by 2026.
The art of this dealer is coming from the bottom of the deck.
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