Republicans
21 Sep 2017
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."
23 Jul 2017
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence urges Senate Republicans to "step up to the plate" to overhaul Obamacare.
23 Jul 2017
U.S. Republicans and Democrats have reached agreement on legislation that allows new sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, leading congressional Democrats said on Saturday.
23 Jun 2017
A seven-year push by Republicans to dismantle Obamacare and kill the taxes it imposes on the wealthy reached a critical juncture on Thursday when Senate Republican leaders unveiled a draft bill they aim to put to a vote, possibly as early as next week.
7 Apr 2017
Republicans fail to end a Democratic bid to block a U.S. Senate confirmation vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nomination.
5 Apr 2017
Top White House officials are meeting moderate and conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives in an effort to revive a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.
18 Mar 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump says he helped sway a dozen Republicans who had been sceptical about the Republicans' plan to dismantle Obamacare.
13 Mar 2017
Protesters in Brooklyn bare bitter cold temperatures to voice their opposition to plans hatched by House Republicans to repeal and replace the Republicans Care Act.
9 Mar 2017
Republicans are forging ahead with their plan for a massive Obamacare overhaul despite Democratic concern that the cost of the bill and its impact on the budget remain unknown.
8 Mar 2017
US President Donald Trump commends House Republicans after they unveiled long-awaited legislation that would repeal and replace the healthcare reforms known as Obamacare, saying he believes the bill will receive "tremendous support".
7 Mar 2017
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveil long-awaited legislation on Monday to repeal much of the Obamacare healthcare law, including its expansion of the Medicaid program for the poor.
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