Month: July 2017
Why GOP Senators Might Not Be Moved by Trump’s Plea on Health Care
Good morning. Here’s Joshua Jamerson’s morning take. Contact Josh at Joshua.Jamerson@wsj.com and follow him @joshjame. Click here to get the Capital Journal Daybreak newsletter delivered to your inbox. Can An 11th-Hour Presidential Cajoling Outweigh Public Opinion? President Donald Trump, flanked by individuals, many of them children, whom he said were victims of the Affordable Care Act, called on Republican senators to […]
Trump gets political in addressing Boy Scouts national summit
Chides predecessor for not addressing event while in office, and kids Tom Price that Obamacare repeal and replace bill had better pass
Boehner: GOP won’t repeal Obamacare, Trump should ‘slow the tweeting down’
Video obtained by The Washington Post from a person who requested anonymity to share footage shows former House speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) on July 21 telling an audience at a trade show in Las Vegas that congressional Republicans won’t repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Boehner predicts Republicans will ‘never’ repeal and replace Obamacare
The former House speaker also warned in a private speech that the GOP could ‘get annihilated’ in 2018.
John McCain to return for pivotal US Senate vote on Obamacare
Senior Republican senator, who has brain cancer, could play a crucial role in keeping efforts to overhaul healthcare afloat
John McCain is to return to the US Senate for the first time since he announced his brain cancer diagnosis for a make-or-break session in the Republican effort to repeal President Obama’s healthcare reforms.
Senators will be asked on Tuesday whether to begin debate on legislation to supplant the 2010 Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare – landmark legi...
McCain returning to Senate for key health care vote
Arizona Republican's attendance could help determine fate of GOP's Obamacare repeal efforts
Trump urges Republicans to keep their promises on health care
President Trump is trying to resuscitate the biggest item on his domestic agenda: repealing and replacing Obamacare. The Senate votes Tuesday on whether to bring a bill to the floor for debate. In an eleventh-hour appeal to Senate Republicans Monday, Mr. Trump urged Republicans to "do the right thing." Major Garrett reports.
What to Watch for in the G.O.P.’s Health Care Showdown
On Tuesday, Republicans will make another attempt to try to repeal and possibly replace the Affordable Care Act. But will they have the votes this time?