(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump told Senate Republicans Wednesday they should stay in Washington until they repeal Obamacare, two days after GOP efforts to enact a new health-care law collapsed.
“We can repeal, but we should repeal and replace, and we shouldn’t leave town until this is complete -- until this bill is on my desk and until we all go over to the Oval Office,” the president told senators at the beginning of a lunch meeting at the White House. “I’ll sign it and we can all celebrate to the American people.”
“Any senator who votes against debate is really telling America you are fine with Obamacare,” Trump said.
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