Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2017
GOP Senate leaders aim to bring health-care legislation to the floor by end of June
15 June 2017 - Senate Republican leaders are aiming to bring a major revision to the nation’s health-care laws to the Senate floor by the end of June even as lingering disagreements, particularly over Medicaid, threaten to derail their efforts, several Republicans familiar with the effort said Thursday.
President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are pressing for an ambitious timeline to complete the bill, although it is being drafted in the Senate with little assistance from the White House.
The push has been laden with secrecy — and rank-and-file Republican senators are increasingly frustrated that McConnell and a small group of GOP aides are crafting a bill behind closed doors.
