Senate Republicans are struggling to find a path forward on their latest bid to repeal and replace ObamaCare, in the face of ongoing resistance within their own party.GOP leadership is heading toward a potential vo...
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Graham: Budget resolution must keep ObamaCare repeal debate alive
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday he would not vote for a budget resolution that did not allow the health care debate to continue."We're not going to vote for a budget resolution that doesn't allow the he...
WH aide: ‘Pre-existing conditions continue to be covered’ under ObamaCare repeal bill
White House legislative affairs director Marc Short said Sunday the GOP's latest ObamaCare repeal effort includes coverage for pre-existing conditions."The ObamaCare legislation required coverage of preexisting con...
Obamacare repeal bill in doubt in Senate as key Republicans’ concerns deepen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal by U.S. Republicans to repeal and replace the Obamacare health insurance program suffered new setbacks on Sunday, when two pivotal senators from the party dug in with criticisms of the bill that President Donald Trump is pushing for quick passage.
Paul: Block grants can ‘set up a perpetual food fight’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has said he will vote against the latest ObamaCare repeal bill, said Sunday that converting funding into block grants to states sets up "a perpetual food fight."
Senator Susan Collins all but says she’ll vote against latest Trumpcare bill
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) told CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of The Union on Sunday that “it’s very difficult” to envision a scenario where she would vote for the latest Obamacare repeal bill, dubbed “Graham-Cassidy.” She said she will definitively decide Monday, after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) releases its preliminary estimates on the bill.
But Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) — one of the bill’s drafters — said ...
GOP senator: Repealing ObamaCare ‘has nothing to do with politics’
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) said Sunday the GOP push to get an ObamaCare repeal bill passed has nothing to do with politics."This has nothing to do with politics. It has nothing to do with donors." Gardner said on...
What does GOP hope to achieve with Graham…
Joy Reid and her panel fiercely debate Obamacare, and question what Republicans think the ultimate outcome will be of taking away the healthcare of millions.
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Ted Cruz joins Republicans ranged against Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill
Effort to replace ACA appears doomed as Cruz indicates Lee will follow him and Collins says it is ‘very difficult’ for her to envision voting for the bill
The Trump administration’s latest efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) appeared to be disintegrating over the weekend, as a growing number of Republican senators indicated they would vote against the so-called Graham-Cassidy bill.
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