Podcast: Senate Picks Up Pace on GOP Health Care Bill

By Jason Dick and Ed Pesce

Posted June 7, 2017 at 4:45pm

President Donald Trump with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. (CQ Roll Call/File Photo)

After a series of fits and starts, the Senate is starting to clear a path so it can consider legislation dismantling Obamacare, say CQ Roll Call’s Jason Dick and Ed Pesce. They review how the Senate got there and what’s next.

Show Notes:

Senate Might Roll the Dice on Health Care
Democrats Wary of GOP Health Care Hedging
The Real 13 Senators to Watch on Health Care
A New Path to Universal Health Care?

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