Month: July 2017
G.O.P. Senators Vow to Unveil Health Bill Thursday, Despite Deep Divisions
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, said the revised bill to replace the Affordable Care Act would be debated and voted on next week.
“I love it especially later in the summer.”
CREDIT: AP Photo/Kathy Willens
Earlier today, Donald Trump Jr. released emails that suggest he knew about the effort by Russian officials to aide his father’s presidential campaign. The emails also reveal a potential line of communication between the Kremlin and his father — despite Team Trump’s repeated denials of any Russian connection, or the six lies we were told about Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Kr...
McConnell’s claim that Senate GOP health bill would not ’cause anyone currently on Medicaid to come off it’
McConnell pushes the envelope with this claim, playing down the impact of the Senate GOP health-care overhaul proposal.
Senate Democrats seek new allies in effort to scuttle Obamacare overhaul: Republican governors
The development comes as discord continues among Republicans over whether they can pass health-care legislation before the August recess.
Why Medicaid is central to health-care debate
Some Republicans argue that the burgeoning program has become fiscally unsustainable, but advocates say it's more cost-effective than private insurance or Medicare.
GOP donors close checkbooks, urging stronger action on health care reform
Prominent GOP donors expressed their frustration over the Trump administration’s efforts to upend Obamacare through aggressive lobbying, refusing to host fundraisers, and warning of ‘consequences.’
One state’s opioid crisis sheds light on national health-care debate
In New Hampshire, drug abuse is a rising public concern. The issue is changing Congress’s discussion on repealing Obamacare.
For GOP, health-care saga becomes deepening test of credibility
Republicans have long pledged to repeal and replace Obamacare. Now they’re in charge of Congress, yet struggling to cultivate the legislative give-and-take required to govern.
McConnell delays start of recess until third week in August
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has delayed the start of the August Senate recess until the third week in August in order to allow more time for his conference to complete "its work on health care reform" among other tasks.![]()
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