Tag: Mitch McConnell
Senate GOP still not sure which health care plan they’ll push
NEW YORK - Senate Republican leaders must decide which health care proposal they’ll ask members to vote on this week, in what has become...
Senate’s latest health bill boosts uninsured by 22 million
NEW YORK - The latest plan by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million...
GOP’s Obamacare repeal would cut insured by 32 million, CBO says
WASHINGTON - A Republican fallback plan to repeal all of Obamacare without a replacement health program would lead to 32 million more people uninsured than under...
McConnell’s new Obamacare repeal lacks GOP votes to pass
NEW YORK - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s new proposal to simply repeal Obamacare appears to be dead less than 24 hours after he...
Trump faults Democrats, some in GOP over health wreck
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump blamed Democrats in Congress - and a few Republicans - on Tuesday for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s...
GOP leaders brace for CBO estimate on revised health bill
NEW YORK - Senate Republicans anxiously awaiting a key analysis of their revised health bill have more time to wait, and debate on the controversial...
Revised health bill said to have $70B more for exchanges
Updated at 10:23 a.m.
NEW YORK - Senate Republicans’ revised proposal to replace Obamacare would provide an added $70 billion to stabilize insurance exchanges over...
GOP is said to drop insurance executive tax break in health...
NEW YORK - Senate Republicans have dropped plans to provide a tax break for health insurance executives’ pay in a revised health care bill...
Senate delays August recess amid unfinished health care plan
NEW YORK - Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’s delaying the Senate’s August recess by two weeks after divided lawmakers have been unable to...
Senate health bill fails to pick up support after week of...
NEW YORK - Senate Republican leaders head into a difficult fight this week to win support for their health care legislation after returning from...