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Inside the dramatic Senate vote to start health care debate

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The Senate GOP mustered just enough votes to start debate on a health care bill.

It was a dramatic day on Capitol Hill as the Senate GOP mustered just enough votes to start debate on a health care bill. With Sen. John McCain returning to cast his vote despite a cancer diagnosis and Vice President Mike Pence acting as the tiebreaker, Republicans advanced their effort to repeal or reform Obamacare. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what’s next.

07/25/2017

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