Paul Ryan sways key senators on ‘skinny repeal’ in phone call

Published July 28, 2017 1:24am ET



House Speaker Paul Ryan won over key Republican senators when he assured them on a phone call that were they to pass a ‘skinny repeal’ bill, that the House would participate in conference rather than simply passing it.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who said ealier in the day that he would rather see Obamacare fail on its own than make the system worse by passing a “skinny bill,” said he would now support the bill as a way of moving the process along so they can produce better legislation.

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