The Failures of the House's Health Care Bill

[The Daily Signal] March 22, 2017 Good morning from Washington, a day away from House Republicans' planned vote to repeal and replace Obamacare on the seventh anniversary of its passage. Melissa Quinn reports conservative lawmakers' problems with the bill amid President Trump's appeals for their support. The legislation won't do the job, health policy expert Ed Haislmaier argues. The other big story is Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's jousting with Senate Democrats, and we've got both news and commentary. Plus: Fred Lucas on Trump's other pick for judge, and Jim Phillips on taking out ISIS. Commentary [The Failures of the House's Health Care Bill]( Obamacare's basic construct is to take control of private health plans and convert them into off-budget extensions of federal programs. Yet, large swaths of the public do not want their private health coverage turned into a regulated public utility. [Read More]( News [6 Takeaways From Neil Gorsuch's First Day of Questioning]( Gorsuch addressed multiple controversial topics—including abortion, religious liberty, gun rights, sexism, and Trump’s so-called travel ban. [Read More]( News [After Trump Urges Lawmakers to Back Health Care Bill, Where House Conservatives Stand]( "I'm still a 'no' because the bill we're currently considering does not lower [health insurance] premiums for the vast majority of Americans," says Rep. Mark Meadows, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus. [Read More]( News [Trump Makes Next Move to Shape Federal Judiciary]( Trump intends to nominate U.S. District Judge Amul R. Thapar to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. Appeals court judges can be nearly as important as Supreme Court judges since the high court is limited in the number of cases it accepts. [Read More]( Commentary [In Hearing, Gorsuch Comes Off as Fair, Impartial Judge]( Gorsuch is demonstrating that he understands the proper role of the judiciary and that he will be a great Supreme Court justice. [Read More]( Commentary [Where the Fight Against ISIS Stands, and How the US Can Win]( Washington should press coalition members to take more effective steps to choke off fundraising for ISIS, combat its internet recruitment efforts, and discredit its propaganda. [Read More]( Commentary [The Unforeseen Consequences of Transgenderism]( Suppose a college honored the right of its students to free themselves from biological determinism and allowed those with XY chromosomes to play on teams formerly designated as XX teams. [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.]( -