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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, joined by, from left, Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and “a few Republicans” over the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite the Obama health care law. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump tweets health bill ‘will get even better’ at lunch

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday stepped up the pressure on reluctant Republicans to erase much of Barack Obama’s health care law, tweeting, “They MUST keep their promise to...

“Regretfully, it is now apparent that the effort to repeal and immediately replace the failure of Obamacare will not be successful,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. said in a late evening statement that essentially waved a white flag. - Manuel Balce Ceneta — AP File Photo

Trump blasts Congress over failure of GOP health care bill

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and “a few Republicans” Tuesday over the failure of the GOP effort to rewrite the Obama health care law, and warned, “we...

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