Sen. Mike Lee helped kill the latest Senate health care bill on Monday night when he announced he would not vote for the measure. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and his associates reportedly stepped up pressure on Lee to reverse course.
Politico reports that former Trump campaign officials Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie met with Lee on Tuesday.
The two former top Trump campaign officials tried to convince the conservative Utah Republican to reverse course on his opposition to the latest Obamacare replacement bill written by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Lee restated his opposition to the current draft of the bill and his support for his amendment, the Consumer Freedom Act, which was not included. But the conversation was productive, the source said.
Trump also called Lee on Tuesday in an attempt to get him to change his mind. From the Washington Examiner:
Trump reached out to Lee, R-Utah, on Tuesday afternoon to take his temperature and, according to a spokesman for the senator, Lee reiterated his position that he wanted to free the market from Obamacare’s regulations in an effort to drive down premiums and provide more choices.
Trump, according to the spokesman, seemed receptive.
