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
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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...
U.S. Senate fails to repeal Obamacare, Republicans turn to ‘skinny’ bill
Republicans in the U.S. Senate fell short again on Wednesday in their effort to end Obamacare.
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...
GOP Rep says repealing Obamacare is a choice between free market and Stalin-type socialism
And a vote to repeal, Issa said, is a vote for the free market.Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., speaks with the media on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 in Washington. The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Donald Trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential ...