Obamacare lives to see another day.CREDIT: Screenshot/C-SPAN2
The Senate voted against the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA) early Friday morning, with a vote of 49–51.
The so-called “skinny repeal” bill made serious cuts to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and would have left 16 million people uninsured by 2026. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John McCain (R-AZ), and Susan Collins (R-ME) were the only...
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The 3 most compelling moments from the Senate’s late night health care debate
Things got heated while the GOP rammed through their bill.Demonstrators rally outside of the Capitol 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, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2017. CREDIT: AP Photo/Cliff Owen
The Senate continue...
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...
Senate GOP prepared to vote for health care bill they don’t support, could become law
Are Republicans falling for the old okie-doke?Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, speak on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 18. President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and “a few Republicans” over the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite t...
Advocates anticipate severe gutting of reproductive rights in health care bill
No matter what is voted on in Congress, reproductive rights advocates fear women’s health care will be endangered.Demonstrators march around the Capitol Building as they protest against the Senate GOP healthcare bill in Washington, June 28, 2017. CREDIT: AP/Andrew Harnik
A proxy vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act and defunding Planned Parenthood failed Wednesday, but as the health care debate c...
Faith groups launch major push to stop GOP health care repeal
Demonstrators said Thursday they are acting as the ‘eyes of God.’Faith leaders CREDIT: Biljana Milenkovic/Twitter. Used with permission.
The halls of power are crowded with collars, stoles, and yarmulkes this week, as groups from across the religious spectrum descend on Capitol Hill to make the religious case against the GOP-led effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
As Republican se...
White House threatens to retaliate against Alaska if their senator votes against Trumpcare
Bully tactics.CREDIT: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
On Wednesday morning, President Trump criticized Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on Twitter, accusing her of letting “Republicans, and our country, down” by voting against a motion to proceed on health care discussion the day before.
But that wasn’t all. According to a report in Alaska Dispatch News, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called Murkowski and...
Obamacare Repeal Tracker: Partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act fails in the Senate
What is happening with Obamacare now?CREDIT: Screenshot/C-SPAN2
The Senate is currently debating on repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). After ailing Republican health bills, Senate leadership got enough support to at least start debate on Tuesday.
No one knows how this week will end, including those running repeal efforts. The only guarantee is that there will be stumbles. The Senate is pass...
The resistance movement could still kill Trumpcare
As the Senate opens debate, constituents are ramping up pressure.Capitol Hill police officers prepare to arrest a group protesting the Republican healthcare bill outside the offices of Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2017. CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to move forward with some form of a health care bill, starting the clock on...
