Trump wants health care reform done by August

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump heaped pressure on US lawmakers Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to pass a health care reform bill before Congress goes on its August recess, with Republicans teetering on the edge of a potentially major failure.

As Senators returned for work in Washington after a week off, Trump challenged fellow Republicans to make good on their signature campaign promise: repeal and replace “Obamacare,” the reforms of his White House predecessor.