Capitol Ink | Health Care Reform Fireworks – Roll Call

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Capitol Ink | Health Care Reform Fireworks

By Robert Matson

Posted June 27, 2017 at 8:33pm

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"I think this is the most important surface transportation bill since President Eisenhower built the interstate system," said House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

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House Republicans had hoped to pass a bill Thursday that would allow construction of a Smithsonian museum of women’s history on the National Mall, while also banning transgender exhibits and handing President Donald Trump the final say over its location. But in the end they couldn’t get the votes.

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