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Another Trump promise falls flat.
House Republicans fall short in scramble for vote on new health-care proposal
House Republican leaders scrambled unsuccessfully Thursday evening to muster enough votes to bring a health-care bill to the floor this week, after the latest changes intensified resistance among some moderates and key industry players.
The compromise that moderate Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) forged with the conservative House Freedom Caucus brought the party closer to unwinding the 2010 Affordable Care Act, giving it more support than it had when it abruptly pulled the measure last month from a planned floor vote.
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House Republicans fall short in scramble for vote on new health-care proposal
House Republican leaders scrambled unsuccessfully Thursday evening to muster enough votes to bring a health-care bill to the floor this week, after the latest changes intensified resistance among some moderates and key industry players.
The compromise that moderate Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) forged with the conservative House Freedom Caucus brought the party closer to unwinding the 2010 Affordable Care Act, giving it more support than it had when it abruptly pulled the measure last month from a planned floor vote.
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