Tea Party group supports Obamacare overhaul

By Robert King

Published September 18, 2017 4:56pm ET

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Tea Party group supports Obamacare overhaul — Tea Party Patriots President Jenny Beth Martin said most of the groups supporters do not back the Cassidy-Graham bill but they believe they should endorse the bill because it is a step toward full repeal. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

The conservative Tea Party Patriots on Monday gave a tepid endorsement of an Obamacare overhaul bill in the Senate.

The group said most of its supporters do not back the bill that would give Obamacare funding to states through block grants. However, the same supporters believe the group should endorse the bill because it is a step toward full repeal, according to a statement from Tea Party Patriots President Jenny Beth Martin.

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