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WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump visited Congress on Friday and proclaimed that health care, border security and jobs will be his top three priorities when he moves to the White House next January.
\nContinuing a Washington victory tour of sorts after his presidential election shocked the world, Trump and Vice president-elect Mike Pence sat down with House Speaker Paul Ryan and then with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to discuss the Republican priorities in Congress.
\nRyan and Trump had a testy relationship during the campaign, with the House speaker last month saying he would not defend the nominee after Trump\u00b4s lewd comments about women were made public.
\nNow that Trump is the president-elect, Ryan appeared friendly and gracious as they met, first over lunch and then in his Capitol office.
\n“We had a very detailed meeting,” Trump told reporters at a brief photo spray.
\n“As you know, health care — we\u00b4re going to make it affordable. We are going to do a real job on health care,” he said.
\nTrump made repealing Obamacare, and building a border wall between the United States and Mexico, pillars of his presidential campaign.
\nTrump said he and the Republican majority in Congress were going to accomplish “absolutely spectacular things for the American people,” adding he was eager to get started.
\nAfterwards, following an hour-long meeting with McConnell on the other side of the Capitol, Trump stood at the Senate majority leader\u00b4s side and stressed that “we have a lot to do.”
\n“We\u00b4re going to look very strongly at immigration,” he said.
\n“We\u00b4re going to look very strongly at health care, and we\u00b4re looking at jobs — big league jobs.” Trump did not elaborate.
\nMcConnell said they discussed the transition operations and said “he\u00b4s anxious to get going early, and so are we.”
\nRyan for his part complimented Trump on his astounding come-from-behind victory against Democrat Hillary Clinton.
\n“We\u00b4re going to turn that victory into progress for the American people, and we are now talking about how we are going to hit the ground running to get this country turned around and make America great again,” Ryan said.
\nCongress returns to work next week, after an extended break for the US elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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