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Photos of the Day: Health Care Passes House as Senate Passes Spending Bill

May 4 as captured by Roll Call's photographers

 Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., gives a thumbs up to protesters on the East Front of the Capitol after the House passed the Republicans' bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Thursday. The protesters support the ACA. ( Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
 Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., gives a thumbs up to protesters on the East Front of the Capitol after the House passed the Republicans' bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Thursday. The protesters support the ACA. ( Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By BILL CLARK and TOM WILLIAMS CQ Roll Call

The Hill was abuzz with activity Thursday as the House passed a health care package to repeal and replace Obamacare

20 House Republicans voted against the GOP-backed legislation. No Democrats supported it.

Meanwhile, the Senate passed a more than $1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September.

Here’s the day in photos:

From left, Reps. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Justin Amash, R-Mich., leave a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
From left, Reps. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Justin Amash, R-Mich., leave a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 4: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on the day the House plans to vote on the heath care bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on May 4, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Thursday ahead of the health care vote. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, and Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va. walk through the Capitol on Thursday.
UNITED STATES - MAY 4: Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., walks through Statuary Hall on his way to the House floor in the Capitol for the votes on repeal and replace of Obamacare on Thursday, May 4, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., walks through Statuary Hall on his way to the House floor in the Capitol for the votes on repeal and replace of Obamacare on Thursday. ( Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 4: House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., walks through Statuary Hall on his way to the House floor in the Capitol for the vote on repeal and replace of Obamacare (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., walks through Statuary Hall on his way to the House floor in the Capitol for the vote on repeal and replace of Obamacare (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 4: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., speaks with a school group on the House steps at the Capitol after a series of votes on repeal and replace of Obamacare on Thursday, May 4, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., speaks with a school group on the House steps at the Capitol after a series of votes on repeal and replace of Obamacare. She was one of 20 Republican lawmakers to vote against the GOP-backed bill. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 4: Rep. Dan Donovan, R-N.Y., walks down the House steps at the Capitol after a series of votes on repeal and replace of Obamacare on Thursday, May 4, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Dan Donovan, R-N.Y., walks down the House steps at the Capitol after a series of votes on repeal and replace of Obamacare. Donovan also voted against the GOP-backed legislation. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 4: Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, fresh off foot surgery, makes his way through Statuary Hall on his way to the House floor in the Capitol for the vote on repeal and replace of Obamacare (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, fresh off foot surgery, makes his way through Statuary Hall on his way to the House floor in the Capitol for the vote on repeal and replace of Obamacare (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus arrives at the House leadership suite ahead of the health care vote on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus arrives at the House leadership suite ahead of the health care vote on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., left, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., lead a group of Republican members of Congress to the House floor for the votes to repeal and replace of Obamacare on Thursday. The members met with White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus in Scalise's office before the vote. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., left, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., lead a group of Republican members of Congress to the House floor for the votes to repeal and replace of Obamacare on Thursday. The members met with White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus in Scalise’s office before the vote. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during rally on the East Front lawn of the Capitol to oppose the House Republicans’ bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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