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Some conservatives who are unhappy with the Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act ACA are saying that theyrsquo;d be more likely to support it if the changes proposed to the Medicaid expansion are moved up from 202 botella stanley 0 to next year. However, Republican House leaders are giving little indication that theyrsquo;d consider modifying the bill in that way.I think right now thatrsquo;d be very difficult to do, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Friday. White House pushes new health bill despite growing opposition 05:20 House Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden added, What we want to make sure is -- we donrsquo;t create any gaps here for people, as we give power back to the states, as we go back to a per capita Medicaid system, as we repeal Obamacare -- we want to make sure that we donrsquo;t create gaps, so that the ins stanley cup urance market can get the reforms in place. Wersquo;ve tried to find a blend, Walden said, adding that our best effort is what you see before us.House conservatives are complaining that the House GOP bill doesnrsquo;t roll back the Medicaid expansion quickly enough. The Republican Study Committee, for instance, wants to end the Medicaid e stanley cup xpansion for new Sbqo Donald Trump goes on epic rant about winning
Dotty Lynch, Douglas Kiker, Steve Chaggaris, Clothilde Ewing, Sean Sharifi and Natasha Kuzovich of the CBS News Political Unit have the latest from the nation s capital.Remember Us : They might not ha stanley cup ve any competition in Iowa and New Hampshire for the GOP presidential nomination, but that s not stopping President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney from traveling to the two early voting states in the next few days. Cheney attends a fundraiser in Des Moines, capital of a state where The Des Moines Register reports the president s poll numbers have plunged and prominent Republicans acknowledge will be in play next year. The Democratic presidential candidates have blanketed stanley cup the state for the January caucuses and the Iowa economy continues to shed jobs. The latest Iowa poll showed Mr. Bush s appr stanley italia oval rating at less than 50 percent. Also Friday, President Bush travels to Milwaukee, where he attends a fundraiser expected to net $800,000 for his campaign coffers. Wisconsin, like Iowa, is a state that Mr. Bush lost by slim margin to Al Gore in 2000. Also like Iowa, Wisconsin continues to struggle economically, putting pressure on the White House. Some of the Democratic presidential candidates, including Howard Dean, have paid more attention to Wisconsin than in previous election years, in part because the primary has moved from April to Feb. 17. Mr. Bush will visit New Hampshire next Thursday for an economic forum in Manchester and an off |
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