Ryan to Dine With Obama, Then Try to Override His Veto
- White House lunch was chance for duo to identify common goals
- Houser fell short in effort to force repeal of Obamacare
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan talks to reporters on Jan. 12, 2016, in Washington.
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Paul Ryan attended his first formal meeting as House speaker with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, just hours before the House unsuccessfully tried to override Obama’s veto of a bill that would have gutted much of the president’s signature health-insurance law.
That juxtaposition may not bode well for their prospects of finding common ground in the future, but it was a chance for both men to gauge what, if anything, can be accomplished before the November election stifles the prospects of any major legislation.