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'Do-or-die' time on healthcare bill

Hosted by Warren Olney Mar. 24, 2017 National

President Trump has demanded a House vote today on replacing Obamacare…whatever the details might be. Despite his campaign promise that nobody would lose health insurance, that's possible for 24 million people if he were finally to sign this bill into law.

Photo: House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks to reporters about the American Health Care Act.

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Katie Cooper, Evan George, Luke Vander Ploeg