washington u.s. president donald trump monday declare obamacare dead go urge republicans democrats congress craft short-term fix healthcare market 7-year-old law critics say effectively sabotage dead go long even mention go trump say former democratic president barack obama signature 2010 healthcare law republicans repeatedly try fail repeal speak reporters white house trump say think short-term fix republicans democrats get together trump also say would work low prescription drug price say control provide detail last week republican president say would stop obamacare federal subsidy payments insurers design help lower-income people afford health insurance trump say stop subsidies cut gravy train insurers democrats republicans say trump move cancel payments would hurt poor middle-class people cause premiums soar democratic attorneys general 18 state well washington d.c. file lawsuit federal court california friday preserve payments trump vow 2016 presidential campaign kill obamacare formally know affordable care act fellow republicans congress unable pass legislation replace limit healthcare program republicans call obamacare intrusive ineffective democrats defend law say extend health insurance millions americans trump say goal make healthcare affordable encourage bipartisan short-term fix follow republican-only long-term program enact first part next year yet clear whether republican-controlled congress would agree help shore obamacare reinstate subsidies congress already grapple crowd agenda include tax reform pay relief efforts california wildfires hurricanes hit florida texas puerto rico senate democratic leader chuck schumer say hopeful deal near stabilize obamacare trump supportive agreement stabilize improve exist system affordable care act certainly welcome change heart schumer say statement republican senator lamar alexander democratic senator patty murray try craft bipartisan deal aim help stabilize health insurance market obamacare speak reporters monday alexander say hope get result add deal craft murray would win support rank-and-file senators say murray try strike deal extend cost-sharing payments two years give state meaningful flexibility administer obamacare trump declare obamacare 'dead urge democratic help short-term fix