As the Senate readies for a late night vote to try to pass a so-called 'skinny repeal' of Obamacare, former members of Congress David Jolly (R-FL) & Donna Edwards (D-MD) join to discuss.
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Month: July 2017
Senate Careens Toward High-Drama Midnight Health Care Vote
After whirlwind week of high drama, one more drama appears ready to play out, with Republicans ready to vote for a bill that leaves much of Obamacare in place but repeals the individual mandate.
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Mitch McConnell’s final scam to pass Obamacare repeal begins at midnight
Bait-and-switch.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. heads to the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2017, as the Republican majority in Congress remains stymied by their inability to fulfill their political promise to repeal and replace “Obamacare” because of opposition and wavering within the GOP ranks. CREDIT: AP Photo/Cliff Owen
At 10 p.m. on Thursday night, Majority...
Trump cheers on Senate Republicans ahead of skinny ObamaCare repeal vote
President Trump cheered Senate Republicans on late Thursday as they prepared to vote on a skinny ObamaCare repeal bill."Go Republican Senators, Go! Get there after waiting for 7 years. Give America great healthcare...
McConnell introduces ‘skinny bill’ to repeal Obamacare
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) introduced the Health Care Freedom Act on July 27.
Senate heading for late night ahead of ObamaCare repeal showdown
Senators are gearing up to pull an all-nighter as they head toward a showdown on Republicans' years-long pledge to repeal and replace ObamaCare.Lawmakers are expected to spend hours on the Senate floor ...
Live Coverage: Senate edges close to passing scaled-down ObamaCare repeal
The Hill will be providing updated coverage of the Senate's free-wheeling marathon healthcare session Thursday night, known as a vote-a-rama.Doctors rip GOP's "skinny" ObamaCare repeal...
Two GOP senators back ObamaCare repeal after Ryan call
Two GOP senators said they were willing to support the Senate passing a "skinny" repeal bill after Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) assured them that the two chambers would go to conference.Five GOP senators - Sens. Lind...
Bernie Sanders: Trump is right, Australia’s healthcare system is better than ours – video
Donald Trump told the Australian prime minister in May, ‘You have better healthcare than we do’. As the US Senate votes on repealing the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act, Bernie Sanders has taken to the Senate floor to agree with Trump: ‘He’s not right very often, but on this issue he is.’ Australia has a universal healthcare system that costs less than half what the US spends per capita on healthcare and delivers much better outcomes
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