Tax reform more difficult - U.S. House Speaker Ryan

U.S. House Speaker Ryan is crossing the wires talking about the healthcare bill - via Reuters

• There is a block of no votes that we had ... that is why this didn't pass
• Chairman of Freedom Caucus told me the votes were not forthcoming
• We're going to live with Obamacare for the foreseeable future
• We did not have the votes to replace Obamacare
• We were close but did not have 216 votes
• We did everything we could to get consensus
• Does make tax reform more difficult
• We are going to proceed with tax reform
• This loss not prologue for other agenda items
• Republican conference is disappointed