Former President Donald Trump told the moderators at last week's presidential debate that he has "concepts of a plan" to replace Obamacare should he win the election. His instantly meme-able response spoke to how little thought he and other Republicans tend to put into his plans beyond reflexively opposing Democrats. It's a tendency that was on full display Wednesday as House Republicans failed to pass their own bill to prevent a looming government shutdown.
As things stand, we are less than two weeks away from the federal government's running out of money at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1. The continuing resolution, or CR, that Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., put forward would have extended current funding levels for an additional six months, punting the deadline until March. But he also chose to attach the SAVE Act, a bill that the GOP falsely claims is necessary to prevent noncitizen voting in the election.
