Monday, June 12, 2017

GOP Senators take smoke break while they hammer out details of health care bill behind closed doors



Senate GOP won't release draft health care bill.  (Axios, 6/12/2017)
Democratic senators are already slamming Republicans for the secrecy of their bill writing process, and this isn't going to help. Republicans are sure to release the bill at some point, but it's unclear when — and they want to vote on it in the next three weeks, before the July 4 recess.

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