September 27, 2017 Republican bill collapses again, because health care is harder than football President Trump may have put points on the board with his weekend offensive against the NFL, but he lost a big game where the score really counts.
September 27, 2017 McCain's absence exposes McConnell's shaky health vote math Health care could be back on the Senate floor whenever Sen. John McCain returns to the Senate. But his absence reveals how fragile the vote count is at any step of the process.
September 27, 2017 Sen. Johnson up in the air about voting to approve health care bill Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is now up in the air about voting to proceed to the health care bill.
September 27, 2017 ObamaCare repeal would leave 32 million more without insurance, CBO says Repealing ObamaCare without a replacement would leave 32 million more Americans without health insurance by 2026, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.
September 26, 2017 Senate health bill: Holdout Paul says he's a yes on Tuesday's test vote Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday he’ll vote later in the day to advance the chamber’s ObamaCare overhaul bill but again suggested he won’t give final support to legislation that doesn’t have input from him and other conservative senators.
September 26, 2017 Potential ObamaCare 'skinny repeal' plan increases number of uninsured by 16 million, CBO projects A rumored plan by Senate Republicans to pass a bill that repeals only a few key elements of ObamaCare would still increase the number of uninsured people by 16 million by 2020, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected late Wednesday.
September 26, 2017 Congress close to deal on funding for nearly broke VA program Lawmakers in Washington are nearing an agreement on funding in an effort to save a nearly bankrupt Department of Veterans Affairs program.
September 26, 2017 McConnell introduces ObamaCare 'skinny repeal' bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., introduced a pared-down version of legislation to repeal ObamaCare late Thursday as lawmakers prepared to launch into a marathon “vote-a-rama” amid intense disagreements inside the congressional GOP.
September 26, 2017 Cotton, Perdue on bill cutting immigration: 'It's pro-worker, it's pro-growth and it's been proven to work' Republican senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia joined ӣƵ' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday to explain their bill calling for a merit-based immigration system that would cut legal immigration as much as 50 percent over the next decade.
September 26, 2017 Graham-Cassidy health care bill to replace ObamaCare: What is it Four Republican senators have already said they will not vote for the health care legislation as it currently stands.