House Leadership's Health Bill Is Not What Republicans Promised. We Can Do Better.

[The Daily Signal] March 16, 2017 Good morning from Washington, where House Republicans' plan to replace Obamacare draws more fire from conservatives. Melissa Quinn reports on what could doom the bill in the Senate. Caleb Ecarma covers a protest rally on the GOP's bill, and we've got commentary from a House conservative on what's wrong with it. Fred Lucas has highlights of President Trump's first budget proposal as well as study findings on voter ID laws and minority turnout. Plus: Sen. Mike Lee on Democrats' delaying tactics. It's James Madison's birthday, also celebrated as Freedom of Information Day. Commentary [House Leadership's Health Bill Is Not What Republicans Promised. We Can Do Better.]( "The American Health Care Act does not repeal Obamacare," writes Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., explaining why he thinks voters will feel "betrayed" if Republicans cannot do better. [Read More]( News [Voter ID's Suppression of Minority Turnout Not Proven, Study Says]( The new study finds "no definitive relationship" between tough laws requiring voters to present identification and a dropoff in Hispanic, black, and other minority turnout. [Read More]( News [Which Parts of the Obamacare Replacement Face Trouble in the Senate]( House Speaker Paul Ryan has cautioned against making significant changes to GOP leadership's Obamacare replacement plan for fear the bill would run afoul of Senate rules. But others think the bill already does. [Read More]( News [Trump Budget: $1.5 Billion for Border Wall, 28% Slash to State Department]( The Trump administration is calling it an "America-first budget." [Read More]( Commentary [Senate Democrats Are Delaying 'Drain the Swamp']( Senate Democrats have gone to such extraordinary lengths to sabotage the normal process of a new president staffing his administration that even The Washington Post called their obstruction "unprecedented," writes Sen. Mike Lee. [Read More]( News [Conservative Lawmakers Join Rally Against GOP Health Care Plan]( "Our job is real simple: Do what we told the voters we were going to do," says Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. [Read More]( News [Trump Finds an Unlikely Defender on Wiretapping: Dennis Kucinich]( "It's not an allegation … Somebody in the Obama administration tapped my phone," says the former Democrat congressman. [Read More]( [The Daily Signal] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Donate to The Daily Signal]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Twitter]( How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [comments@dailysignal.com](. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]( Add [morningbell@heritage.org]( to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]( -