12 July 2017 - President Donald Trump heaped pressure on legislators yesterday to pass a health care reform bill before congress goes on its recess next month, with ­Republicans teetering on the edge of a potentially major failure.

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

“I cannot imagine that congress would dare to leave Washington without a beautiful new Healthcare bill fully approved and ready to go!” Mr Trump wrote in a menacing early morning tweet.

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