Tag: Republicans

Obamacare repeal and tax reform will take center stage next week in Congress. (iStock Photo)

Congress next week: Healthcare repeal on brink of failure while House tackles tax reform

Susan Ferrechio · September 23, 2017 1:00 pm

President Trump, during a campaign rally for Senate candidate Luther Strange, said there is still a chance to repeal and replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: ‘We still have a chance’ to pass Obamacare overhaul without John McCain

Diana Stancy Correll · September 23, 2017 12:36 am

The Graham-Cassidy bill would substantially cut Medicaid funding to states by $713 billion through 2026 and more than $3.5 trillion over the next 20 years, according to a healthcare consulting firm. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obamacare overhaul cuts Medicaid funding by $713 billion: Analysis

Robert King · September 22, 2017 2:52 pm

Vice President Mike Pence called in to local radio stations in Alaska to talk up the latest Republican effort to overhaul Obamacare. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mike Pence goes on local radio show offensive to push Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill in Alaska

Kimberly Leonard · September 22, 2017 1:46 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., tweeted that while he supports repealing Obamacare, Graham-Cassidy bill wouldn't do so. "No one is more opposed to Obamacare than I am, and I've voted multiple times for repeal. The current bill isn't repeal." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rand Paul responds to Trump: ‘I won’t be bribed or bullied’ into supporting Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill

Al Weaver · September 22, 2017 1:22 pm

President Trump warned Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Friday morning: "Rand Paul, or whoever votes against Hcare Bill, will forever (future political campaigns) be known as "the Republican who saved ObamaCare." (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Trump warns Rand Paul: He ‘will forever’ be known as the ‘Republican who saved Obamacare’

Anna Giaritelli · September 22, 2017 11:50 am

"But, man, something tells me McCain, he's staring death in the face right now so he's probably going to make good choices and he's not going to bend to political pressure," said Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pennsylvania Rep. Matt Cartwright: John McCain will make a ‘good choice’ on healthcare because ‘he’s staring death in the face’

Kyle Feldscher · September 21, 2017 11:00 pm

Differences Remain Between Congress and White House on Tax Reform

Andrew Egger · September 21, 2017 8:20 pm

Speaking at a Gates foundation event, former President Barack Obama targeted the Republican Senate healthcare bill. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Beltway Confidential

Obama spreads untruths about the Graham-Cassidy health bill

Tom Rogan · September 21, 2017 3:22 pm

According to a new analysis, Senate Republicans' last shot at tackling Obamacare would cut federal funding to all states by $160 billion through 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Graham-Cassidy Obamacare bill cuts funding to states by $160 billion: Analysis

Robert King · September 21, 2017 2:36 pm

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said that talk show host Jimmy Kimmel doesn't have a full understanding of the healthcare bill that Republicans hope to pass next week. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bill Cassidy: Jimmy Kimmel only knows what the Left is feeding him

Pete Kasperowicz · September 21, 2017 12:33 pm

Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced his Medicare for All bill on the same day that four Republican senators released their last shot at dismantling Obamacare. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

How Bernie Sanders helped revive the GOP’s Obamacare overhaul efforts

Robert King · September 20, 2017 4:15 pm