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Health care bill passes: What's in it, and will those who voted 'yes' risk losing their jobs?
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican party leadership corralled just enough votes to pass the health care bill -- 217 to 213. All Democrats voted no, and 20 Republicans joined them. Some of California’s Republican delegation had been undecided until today, but in the end, all of them voted “yes.”
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readHouse Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican party leadership corralled just enough votes to pass the health care bill -- 217 to 213. All Democrats voted no, and 20 Republicans joined them. Some of California’s Republican delegation had been undecided until today, but in the end, all of them voted “yes.” The bill allows states to scrap a lot of the protections provided under Obamacare.
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The full episode
1 of 5What's in the approved Republican health care bill?- 0:00Health care bill passes: What's in it, and will those who voted 'yes' risk losing their jobs?You’re reading this
- 8:47Historian outlines eight ways President Trump can be impeached
- 23:10Asylum seekers say border patrol agents are illegally turning them away
- 31:57Facing $2 million debt and laying off staff, is J. Crew over?
- 40:42New tech can mimic your voice with eerie accuracy