<p>Republicans are back to the drawing board after failing to move the controversial <em>American Health Care Act</em> through Congress. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;ObamaCare is the law of the land, it&rsquo;s going to remain the law of the land until it&rsquo;s replaced,&rdquo; said House Speaker Paul Ryan Friday after cancelling a vote on the GOP ObamaCare repeal bill. &ldquo;We did not have quite the votes to replace this law.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Supporters were 10-15 votes short of achieving a majority, and Trump says he is &ldquo;disappointed&rdquo; by hardcore conservatives who refused to support the bill. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a little surprised, to be honest with you. We really had it. It was pretty much there within grasp,&rdquo; said Trump, adding that the administration &ldquo;learned a lot&rdquo; and will use the experience to construct an &ldquo;even better&rdquo; healthcare bill in the future. ;</p>
<p>Conservative Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert criticized GOP leaders for writing the bill &ldquo;in secret&rdquo; and then forcing it on reluctant voters. &ldquo;If I were president I wouldn&rsquo;t deal with healthcare anymore, but as legislators it is a problem and we should pick it right back up, do it the right way, get everybody with a different interest in the room together,&rdquo; said Gohmert. ;</p>
<p>Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) resigned from the House Freedom Caucus after many of its members actively opposed the bill. ;&ldquo;To deliver on the conservative agenda we have promised the American people for eight years, we must come together to find solutions to move this country forward,&rdquo; said Poe. &ldquo;Saying no is easy, leading is hard, but that is what we were elected to do. Leaving this caucus will allow me to be a more effective member of Congress and advocate for the people of Texas.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Vice President Mike Pence addressed worried Americans this Saturday, assuring them that Trump would &ldquo;keep fighting&rdquo; for a solution. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not worry!&rdquo; the president tweeted on Saturday.</p>
<p>Trump, who made a full-court press to pass the <em>American Health Care Act</em>, said ObamaCare&rsquo;s unavoidable collapse would be blamed on the Democrats who are refusing to cooperate in finding a solution. &ldquo;I think the losers are Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer because they now own ObamaCare,&#8221; he said. ;</p>
<p>Pelosi and Schumer were only too happy to take the blame. &ldquo;Today&rsquo;s a great day for our country,&rdquo; said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a victory for the American people.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said Republicans just &ldquo;can&rsquo;t write policy that actually makes sense. They can&rsquo;t implement the politics they do write.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Both Democratic lawmakers have agreed that they will cooperate with Trump on some changes to the ACA, but neither has suggested any pieces that could draw support from both sides. ;</p>
<p>Replacing ObamaCare is a complicated and sensitive issue. It will happen, but it&rsquo;s going to take time. Let&rsquo;s not forget that the ;<em>Affordable Care Act</em> ;was passed more than a year into Obama&rsquo;s administration.  ;</p>
<p>In the meantime, Trump and Ryan have turned their focus on tax reform. ;</p>