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House Conservatives Want a Fresh Obamacare Repeal Vote

EghtesadOnline: Hard-line conservatives began an uphill fight Friday to force a fresh House vote this fall on erasing much of President Barack Obama's health care law without an immediate replacement, the latest instance of Republican rifts in what's been a fractious week for the GOP.
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Publish Date:12/August/2017 | 11:33

Trump Hands McConnell a Daunting To-Do List to Regain His Favor

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump laid out a path for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to get back in his good graces: replace Obamacare , overhaul the U.S. tax code and find a way to pay for big infrastructure improvements.
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Publish Date:12/August/2017 | 05:45

In Ryan Health-Care Defeat, Lessons for Speaker in Age of Trump

EghtesadOnline: Two weeks ago, Paul Ryan rolled up his shirtsleeves to deliver an energetic PowerPoint presentation of a health-care bill he said conservatives have been “dreaming about.” On Friday, a chastened Ryan stood in the same spot, admitting that Obamacare would remain the law of the land.
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Publish Date:26/March/2017 | 24:28

Trump's Retreat on Health Care Deals a Blow to the Rest of His Agenda

EghtesadOnline: The gambit was straight out of a corporate deal-maker’s playbook: President Donald Trump told House Republicans that it was now or never to repeal and replace Obamacare and demanded a vote by Friday. No more negotiations.
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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 04:47

Healthcare scramble writes new chapter in Trump's 'Art of the Deal'

EghtesadOnline: In the middle of a confused three-day scramble by U.S. Republicans to save their plan to dismantle Obamacare , President Donald Trump telephoned a former small-town sandwich shop owner from the North Carolina mountains on Wednesday afternoon.
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Publish Date:24/March/2017 | 10:25

Obamacare supporters rally against congressional repeal efforts

EghtesadOnline: Supporters of Obamacare staged rallies across the country on Thursday denouncing efforts by President Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders to repeal the landmark law that has extended medical insurance coverage to some 20 million Americans.
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Publish Date:24/March/2017 | 10:18

Conservatives rebel against Trump-backed Republican healthcare plan

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Republican legislation to replace the Obamacare healthcare law but the measure faced a rebellion by conservative groups and lawmakers, complicating its chances for passage in the U.S. Congress.
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Publish Date:08/March/2017 | 06:02

U.S. Republicans unveil plan to dismantle Obamacare , critics pounce

EghtesadOnline: Long-awaited legislation to dismantle Obamacare was unwrapped on Monday by U.S. Republicans, who called for ending health insurance mandates and rolling back extra healthcare funding for the poor in a package that drew immediate fire from Democrats.
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Publish Date:07/March/2017 | 05:34

U.S. House speaker says Obamacare replacement will pass this year

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. House of Representatives' Republican leader said on Tuesday that legislation to replace former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law would be completed this year, trying to dispel the idea that the party is retreating from its campaign promise to dismantle Obamacare quickly.
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Publish Date:08/February/2017 | 10:28

Trump Order Declares He’ll Seek ‘Prompt Repeal’ of Obamacare

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday commanding federal agencies to try to waive or delay requirements of Obamacare that impose economic or regulatory burdens on states, families, the health-care industry and others.
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Publish Date:21/January/2017 | 04:38

Republican Governors Balk as Congress Races to End Obamacare

EghtesadOnline: Republican governors, while remaining publicly committed to ending Obamacare , are telling their congressional delegations that repealing the health-care law without an adequate replacement would ravage budgets and swamp hospitals with the uninsured.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 13:25