The Senate voted Tuesday to move forward with a debate on health care reform, even though it was not clear what measure the body would be considering.
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Obamacare repeal debate moves forward as Mike Pence casts tiebreaker vote in Senate
U.S. Senate Republicans narrowly agreed on Tuesday to open debate on a bill to repeal Obamacare, but the party's seven-year effort to roll back Democratic President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law still faces significant hurdles.
Senators voting to stop Trumpcare represent 36 million more people than the ones who didn’t
It must be nice to live in a democracy.A senator whose caucus represents less than half of the nation walks with the losers of the 2016 popular vote. CREDIT: AP Photo/Molly Riley
Tuesday afternoon, senators split 50–50 on a motion to proceed to debate an as-yet-undetermined plan to strip health coverage from an unknown number of Americans. Vice President Mike Pence, who received fewer votes than his D...
Jason Chaffetz is spending his post-Congress life attacking poor people on Instagram
Former congressman shames a poor person for owning a smartphone.CREDIT: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer
During an appearance on CNN in March, then-Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) infamously suggested that under Trumpcare, Americans will face some tough choices — like buying an iPhone or making sure they can see a doctor.
“Americans have choices, and they’ve gotta make a choice,” Chaffetz said. “And so maybe rat...
What it’s like to watch the Senate debate whether your life is as valuable as a tax cut for Trump
Let’s talk about what it’s like to be told your life isn’t valuable enough.House Republicans celebrate at the White House after voting to take health coverage away from 23 million people. CREDIT: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Every other Saturday morning, I inject $2,269.61 worth of pharmaceuticals into my leg. If I don’t do so, my immune system will slowly eat holes in my small intestine. Eventually, it will s...
GOP senators woke up to Trumpcare protests outside their homes this morning
It’s never too early to contact your senator.CREDIT: Amanda Gomez/ThinkProgress
The call went out Monday night, summoning health activists to gather at 5:30 a.m. the next morning at a local Washington D.C. church. They were going to bus to the home of two Senate Republicans and tell them why they adamantly opposed the GOP health care bills.
This was not their first health care protest; many were...
After bizarre speech, Boy Scouts of America distances itself from Trump
Another norm, shattered.CREDIT: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
President Trump gave a stunningly political speech to tens of thousands of 11-to-18-year-olds at the National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia on Monday night, prompting the Boy Scouts of America to distance itself from the spectacle on Tuesday morning.
At various points during his speech, Trump criticized prominent Democrats; blasted “fake ...
WATCH: July 30, 1965: President Johnson signs Medicare bill
Johnson also recognized former President Truman, who was the first president to propose a national health care program.
WATCH: Senate GOP gets new pressure from Trump on health care
Trump claims Senate Republicans have not done their job to end the Obamacare "nightmare."
Trump criticizes Senate Republicans for not doing ‘their job’ in Obamacare fight
He added they are "very close" to having the votes to replace.