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Paul Ryan faces GOP unity test on Obamacare repeal

By W. James Antle III
Published March 12, 2017 4:01am ET
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Paul Ryan faces GOP unity test on Obamacare repeal
House Speaker Paul Ryan took off his jacket and rolled up his shirtsleeves last week to go through a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation defending the plan the House Freedom Caucus and a handful of conservative senators have instead dubbed "Obamacare lite." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is laying it all on the line for repealing and replacing Obamacare.

Ryan acknowledged to conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that if Congress fails to pass the American Health Care Act, it will be a major “momentum killer” for the rest of the Republican agenda.

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