Tag: Affordable Care Act

"To give the impression that if Republicans were in control of the House and Senate, that we could do that when Obama was still in office ... I never believed it," Cantor said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Eric Cantor says he ‘never believed’ GOP rallying call to repeal Obamacare while Obama was in office

Matthew Trunko · July 26, 2017 9:39 pm

Their votes should be considered a stain on their record of service. (AP)

Republicans say they flip-flopped on Obamacare repeal because law needs immediate replacement

Robert King · July 26, 2017 9:24 pm

Sen. John McCain's frustrations with Republicans' opaque process in developing a healthcare proposal delighted House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

‘Skinny’ repeal of Obamacare is the worst of all options

Jeanne Lambrew · July 26, 2017 9:13 pm

They could criticize Obamacare and argue they voted to repeal it, but Obama's veto would save them from ever having to explain their decision to critics. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Today is the day Obamacare became the law of the land

Philip Klein · July 26, 2017 9:12 pm

"They've accelerated the move toward single-payer, probably advancing it by a decade," Blumenauer said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrat says Obamacare debate ‘accelerated the move toward single-payer’

Joel Gehrke · July 26, 2017 8:45 pm

The GOP must now find a measure that can pass the Senate at the conclusion of 20 hours of debate and the introduction of what could be dozens of amendments. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans pin their hopes on ‘skinny’ repeal plan

Susan Ferrechio, Kimberly Leonard · July 26, 2017 8:20 pm

The reversal of the six senators represents a dramatic turnaround. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Here are the six Republican senators who flip-flopped on Obamacare repeal

Philip Klein · July 26, 2017 8:13 pm

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., doesn't support single-payer healthcare. But in a bit of political gamesmanship often seen in Congress, Daines wants to force vulnerable Democratic senators running for re-election in red states in 2018 to take a position on the liberal healthcare policy, which is gaining currency on the Left. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Republican Sen. Steve Daines to make Democrats vote on single payer

David M. Drucker · July 26, 2017 8:08 pm

The Arizona Republican wants a 10-year phaseout of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion and changes to the entitlement program's growth rate. (C-SPAN2 via AP)

John McCain lists demands for final health bill

Robert King · July 26, 2017 8:07 pm

The Senate on Wednesday rejected an amendment to gut Obamacare without a replacement ready to go. (C-SPAN2 via AP)

Obamacare repeal bill fails in Senate

Robert King · July 26, 2017 7:52 pm

How Long Before a ‘Saturday Night Massacre’?

Jonathan V. Last · July 26, 2017 6:44 pm

The Skinny on Obamacare Repeal

TWS Podcast · July 26, 2017 6:10 pm