GOP Senators Call For Stronger, Quicker Action On Health Care, Policy Agenda

June 30, 2017 at 3:23 PM
Senate Republicans ratcheted up their discontent with the process of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act as lawmakers left for July 4 recess. Ten GOP senators called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to shorten -- or possibly cancel -- the scheduled August recess so that the conference can come up with a health care package while also dealing with the debt ceiling, tax reforms and appropriations bills deadlines. Sen. Ben Sasse (NE) separately urged President Donald Trump...


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