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June 8, 2017

Senate Republicans Prepare Bill to Repeal Affordable Care Act
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On Capitol Hill, the White House is pressuring senators for a vote on a
bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act ahead of a
congressional recess in July. Speaking from Ohio Wednesday, President
Trump praised the House healthcare bill, passed in May, which would
bring billions of dollars in tax breaks to wealthy Americans while
adding an estimated 23 million people to the ranks of the uninsured.

President Donald Trump: "The House of Representatives has done its job.
It's sent a plan to the Senate, and the Senate is working it over. We
spent a lot of time yesterday with Mitch Mc Connell and a lot of the
great senators. They happen to be Republicans, because we're having no
help-it's only obstruction from the Democrats."

Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc Connell said he's confident he'll
deliver a vote on healthcare before the July 4 recess.


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