Tag: Affordable Care Act

Meadows talked to President Trump on Friday morning. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mark Meadows: Republicans are still going to work on ‘perfect’ healthcare bill

Melissa Quinn · July 28, 2017 2:03 pm

Republican leaders have driven their rank and file to replace Obamacare with demonstrably unpopular new policies because failure to act risks congressional majorities in 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans worry Obamacare repeal fail risks their majorities in 2018

David M. Drucker · July 28, 2017 2:03 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was one of three Republicans to vote against Obamacare repeal bill. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Watch: Senators gasp as John McCain votes against Obamacare repeal

Pete Kasperowicz · July 28, 2017 12:09 pm

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., said Friday that it's time for new leadership in the Senate after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., failed to bring a healthcare reform bill over the finish line. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Rep. Mo Brooks: Ditch Mitch McConnell, find ‘somebody bold’ to lead the Senate

Pete Kasperowicz · July 28, 2017 11:58 am

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said the GOP's next step on healthcare reform should be to listen to ideas from Democrats about how to reform healthcare. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Tom Cole: Time to listen to Democrats’ ideas on healthcare

Pete Kasperowicz · July 28, 2017 11:23 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned that the Republican failure to pass a bill to repeal parts of Obamacare will disappoint Republican voters around the country. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ted Cruz: Voters will feel ‘sense of betrayal’ over Obamacare failure

Pete Kasperowicz · July 28, 2017 10:34 am

McCain, McSaw, McConquered

Chris Deaton · July 28, 2017 9:31 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leaves the Senate Chamber after the Senate failed to pass a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama's healthcare law, on Capitol Hill on Friday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Republicans surprised, disappointed after Obamacare repeal defeat

Robert King · July 28, 2017 7:25 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he was concerned because there was no guarantee that the House would not send the bill directly to President Trump's desk. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

John McCain explains vote to sink Obamacare repeal

Kimberly Leonard · July 28, 2017 7:04 am

"Three Republicans and 48 Democrats let American people down," President Trump tweeted. "As I said from the beginning, let Obamacare implode, then deal. Watch!" (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump on failed ‘skinny’ repeal vote: ‘3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let American people down’

Robert King · July 28, 2017 6:41 am

A disappointed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell thanked members of the Senate for their efforts to reach a compromise, but said, "I regret that our efforts were simply not enough at this time." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate rejects ‘skinny’ repeal of Obamacare

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard · July 28, 2017 5:41 am

And now, here we are, in the dead of the night, with Republicans poised to vote for a bill that they don't want to actually become law.

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‘Skinny’ repeal isn’t just a bad bill — it’s an insult

Philip Klein · July 28, 2017 4:08 am