GOP reverses course on healthcare
Source: The Hill
BY RACHEL ROUBEIN AND JESSIE HELLMANN - 07/20/17 06:54 AM EDT
Senate Republican leaders are desperately searching for the 50 votes they need to open a debate on ObamaCare repeal-and-replace legislation after a Wednesday scolding at the White House from President Trump.
Leaders have reopened negotiations on their previous bill, reversing course from their plans to move to a vote on a straight repeal of ObamaCare. But it’s not clear if they will have any more luck this time in corralling enough centrist and conservative Republicans to move the bill forward.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) needs to win 50 votes to proceed and has faced opposition from conservatives, who believe the previous bill kept too much of ObamaCare, and centrists, who think it would leave too many people without affordable insurance.
GOP leaders haven’t closed the door on bringing a straight repeal of ObamaCare, with a two-year delay, to the floor.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/342850-trump-tries-to-save-health-repeal
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