WorthyNewsBot Posted July 27, 2017 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.47 Content Count: 44,221 Content Per Day: 7.18 Reputation: 983 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted July 27, 2017 (Worthy News) - The push for a 'clean' repeal of Obamacare died Wednesday after Senate Republicans were unable to rally the votes, forcing leaders to turn to watered-down proposals that would repeal only some of the onerous parts of the troubled health care law. Seven Republicans, including six who supported it two years ago, voted against repeal. Fellow Republicans said they broke their promise to voters. The party’s defectors said they wouldn’t commit to repeal without knowing what would replace it. The two-year grace period that party leaders wrote into the repeal proposal wasn’t enough of an assurance, they said, and millions of Americans could lose coverage if an alternative plan wasn’t in place. With their backs against the wall, Republican leaders are floating a last-ditch “skinny” repeal. Details are still being finalized, but Republicans described it as ditching Obamacare’s unpopular mandate requiring individuals to hold insurance, its rule requiring large employers to provide coverage and its tax on medical device sales. [ Source:Washington Times (Read More...) ] View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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