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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Paul Ryan Addresses Pulling Health Care Reform Bill [Watch (HLS stream): Paul Ryan Addresses Pulling Health Care Reform Bill](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/pdwd3wH4.m3u8) (1:51)  _Published 2017-03-24. 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I spoke to the president just a little while ago and I told him the best thing I think to do is pull this bill and he agreed with that decision. I will not sugar coat this, this is a disappointing day for us. Doing big things is hard, all of us, all of us, myself included, we will need time to reflect on how we got to this moment. What are could have done to do it better. But ultimately, this all kinda comes down to a choice. Are all of us willing to give a little to get something done? I'm really proud of the bill that we produced. It would make a dramatic improvement in our healthcare system, and provide relief by people hurting under Obamacare. And what's probably most troubling is the worst is yet to come With Obamacare. The President gave his all in this effort. He did everything he possibly could to help people see the opportunity that we have with this bill. He's really been fantastic. Still, we gotta do better and we will. I absolutely believe that. This is a set back, no two ways about it. But it is not the end of the story. Obamacare is the law of the land, it's gonna remain the law of the land until it's replaced. We did not have quite the votes to replace this law. And so yeah, we're gonna be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future. I don't know how long it's gonna take us to replace this law. My worry is Obamacare is gonna be getting even worse. Actually I think we were probably doing the Democrats a favor. I think we were doing the architects of Obama a favor. 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