White House press secretary Sean Spicer said, "we're not there yet" on a Republican-led health care bill, but adds that the Trump administration is "getting closer and closer every day."…
The House didn't vote last week on a renewed effort to repeal and replace Obamacare, but the White House remains hopeful action could come soon.
With just hours to spare, Congress easily approved a short-term spending bill Friday that would prevent a partial federal shutdown over the weekend.
"As soon as we have the votes, we'll vote on it," House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said.
Congressional negotiators on Tuesday inched toward a potential agreement on a catchall spending bill that would deny President Donald Trump's request for immediate funding to construct a wall along the Mexico border.
Shortly after President Trump took office, Congressional Republicans laid out an aggressive first-year agenda. Here's how the calendar has shifted.
The $3 million campaign comes during a congressional recess in which GOP lawmakers' town hall meetings have been rocked by liberal supporters of Obamacare.
Even among rank-and-file Republicans, there's opposition to cuts to Medicaid and changes that would let insurers charge higher premiums to older adults.
Scott Gottlieb promised to prioritize the opioid crisis, said science will prevail despite his extensive financial ties to FDA-regulated medical companies.
"I think there is a lot of people who have some ideas how to move forward and we are entertaining those," Spicer said.
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