Gingrich Tells GOP To Hit The Brakes On ACA Repeal Efforts

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) penned an op-ed Monday urging his fellow Republicans to slow down their push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act because it is being branded as hurting elderly individuals and will hurt the party politically in the midterms. Gingrich, who informally advised Donald Trump during the presidential transition, said GOP lawmakers should stabilize the market and fund the ACA's cost-sharing reduction payments through 2018 before working on a long-term health care overhaul. Gingrich...