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Looming budget fight could slow GOP push for tax reform

by Adam Allington
Mar 28, 2017
Following the collapse of the House GOP health plan, President Trump and congressional Republicans say they will now pivot to tax reform. But they have got some serious heavy lifting to do before they get there. The appropriations bill passed last November expires at the end of April. With Republicans divided, the GOP may now […]
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Weekly Wrap: Health care bill falls apart. Now what?

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 24, 2017
Leigh Gallagher of Fortune and Sudeep Reddy of Politico join us to discuss the week’s business and economic news. This week, they talk about the GOP’s health care bill falling apart and what comes next now that President Donald Trump shifts focus on tax reform.   
President Donald Trump asked Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to withdraw the Republican health care bill moments before a vote.
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Conservatives want the government to stop mandating what insurers must cover

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 23, 2017
The latest carrot that House leadership and the White House are using to win conservative Republican votes for the health care bill is repealing an Obamacare provision that standardized insurance policies. Under Obamacare, virtually all insurance policies cover things like hospitalization, mental health, prescription drugs and pregnancies – known as essential health benefits. But guaranteeing those […]
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What would Medicaid work requirements mean for those who receive it?

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 21, 2017
On Thursday night, the House is expected to vote on a bill to repeal Obamacare. The only hurdle is Republicans themselves. House leaders are desperate to get enough conservatives on board to get the bill to the Senate, so last night they made some changes to it. One sweetener: letting states add work requirements to […]
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House Republicans look for more support with revised health care bill

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 21, 2017
A vote on the amendments is expected Thursday.
Dr. Martha Perez examines Maria Lebron in a room at the Community Health of South Florida, Doris Ison Health Center in Miami, Florida. 
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Who wins and loses under the GOP’s health care proposal?

by Kimberly Adams and Dan Gorenstein
Mar 14, 2017
24 million could end up uninsured with the Republican plan, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The CBO estimates that 24 million people will lose health insurance under the Republican plan to replace Obamacare. Above, Dr. Martha Perez examines Dorothy Jolly at Community Health of South Florida.
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When is a health care bill not a health care bill? When it's a tax bill.

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 14, 2017
The GOP health plan includes $600 billion in tax cuts for the health industry and wealthy Americans.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) (R) takes his notes after talking to reporters about the American Health Care Act with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) outside Ryan's office in the U.S. Capitol March 7, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Republican-controlled Congress to hit its first debt ceiling this week

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 13, 2017
President Donald Trump is set to release a so-called “skinny budget” this week. However, Congress has a more pressing money issue. On Wednesday, we bump up against the debt ceiling. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Final Note

The jobs numbers were never phony

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 10, 2017
Trump cast doubt on government data repeatedly and without evidence during the campaign.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer takes questions from reporters during his daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House March 10, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Weekly Wrap: GOP health care plan and Trump's budget

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 10, 2017
David Gura of Bloomberg and Leigh Gallagher of Fortune join us to discuss the week’s business and economic news. This week, they talk about opposition to the new GOP health care plan and details of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal.  
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) explains the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act during his weekly press conference at the Capitol yesterday in Washington, D.C.
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