Tag: Senate

"The GOP should focus on repealing & replacing Obamacare, not trying to save it," Rep. Mark Walker tweeted from the Republican Study Committee account.

Major GOP House group blasts Obamacare deal as ‘bailout’

Robert King · October 17, 2017 7:23 pm

"We're in great shape. I think we have the votes and we'll be doing that after the largest tax cuts in history," he said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump promises GOP will return to Obamacare repeal after tax reform

Gabby Morrongiello · October 17, 2017 6:40 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander said he has arrived at a bipartisan deal with Democratic Sen. Patty Murray to stabilize Obamacare insurer subsidies. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Key senators reach deal on Obamacare insurer subsidies

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard · October 17, 2017 6:13 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., was disappointed that at a June hearing that was supposed to be about high drug prices, Democrats used the hearing to lash out at Republicans behind closed doors were drafting a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Lamar Alexander begs Democrats to stay on topic in drug prices hearing

Robert King · October 17, 2017 3:09 pm

Republicans in Congress have long pressed to allow energy exploration in a 1.5 million-acre section of the Alaskan refuge, where billions of barrels of oil lie beneath the refuge's coastal plain. (AP Photo/Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, File)

Energy and Environment

Democrats threaten to block Republican budget provision to allow drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge

Josh Siegel · October 17, 2017 2:28 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said he worked with the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Department of Justice to write the legislation, noting that it was supported by all members of Congress. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Orrin Hatch tears into Washington Post opioids report: It’s meant to derail Trump’s drug czar nominee

Kimberly Leonard · October 17, 2017 12:26 am

FILE - In this May 18, 2017 file photo, the Healthcare.gov website is seen on a laptop computer, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Medical and business groups plead with Congress to fund Obamacare payments after Trump cut them off

Robert King · October 14, 2017 7:48 pm

The president on Friday called on Congressional Democrats to join in him in working out a deal for Obamacare repeal. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump invites Democrats to deal on healthcare

Kimberly Leonard, Pete Kasperowicz · October 13, 2017 6:12 pm

The move, which would likely lead to some insurers charging higher premiums next year, comes as bipartisan talks to fund the payments continue in the Senate. (iStock photo)

All eyes on bipartisan Obamacare fix talks

Robert King · October 13, 2017 2:57 am

Boyd Matheson, a former chief of staff to Sen. Mike Lee who now runs a conservative think tank, is considering a run against the longtime Utah senator. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Utah Republican may run against Orrin Hatch in primary

Ariella Phillips · October 10, 2017 12:25 am

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk in front of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as they arrive to deliver remarks to military personnel at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sept. 15. The F-35 is a plane the President has criticized in the past. (Ron Sachs/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

Size of the Army and F-35 purchases top NDAA negotiations

Travis J. Tritten · October 9, 2017 4:01 am

The Pentagon's move to shift $416 million into missile defense will help jumpstart the construction of new interceptors in Alaska to counter North Korea, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said Friday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Sen. Dan Sullivan: Alaska interceptors part of Pentagon’s $416 million boost to missile defense

Travis J. Tritten · October 6, 2017 10:10 pm