Republicans plan healthcare vote, Obama and TV host denounce bill
21 September 2017 |
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Senate Republicans announced plans to vote next week on their latest bid to scuttle Obamacare even as a popular comedian who has become part of the U.S. healthcare debate denounced the bill and former President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned of "real human suffering."
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