Ted Cruz: Healthcare bill can be fixed

By Robert King

Published March 15, 2017 3:55pm ET

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Ted Cruz: Healthcare bill can be fixed — "I don't think the House bill as currently drafted gets the job done," the Texas conservative says. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Sen. Ted Cruz said a roundly criticized House Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare can be salvaged and that the White House is playing an active part in negotiations.

The Texas Republican told reporters Wednesday that the American Health Care Act, a bill that would gut and partially replace Obamacare, couldn’t pass the Senate as written.

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