GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to hold a vote next week on the latest GOP effort to unwind the Affordable Care Act, his spokesman said Wednesday as Republicans scrambled to secure enough support to pass the bill…
After falling short of repealing the 2010 law, known as Obamacare, this summer, Senate Republicans are loath to hold another failed health-care vote this month, especially since a frustrated President Donald Trump has turned to cutting deals with Democrats.
But a successful vote could help Mr. McConnell and Senate Republicans score points with their conservative constituents, who criticized them over the August recess for producing few legislative victories, even though Republicans control Congress and the White House.
Supporters were still working Wednesday to pin down the votes needed to pass the legislation. With no Democrats expected to support the bill, GOP leaders can afford to lose no more than two Republican votes. The measure already has one GOP opponent, and several others have expressed concerns about it.”
-Kristina Peterson and Louise Radnofsky, “McConnell Plans Vote on GOP Health Bill Next Week,” The Wall Street Journal online, Sept. 20, 2017 08:55pm