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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The death of the Senate health care bill, and where the GOP goes from here

    The Senate GOP bill to replace Obamacare is dead -- for now. Several senators have come out against the idea to immediately repeal the current health care law. So now what? Will Republicans suffer politically in next year’s midterm elections? What does this mean for their agenda and their party?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 18, 2017 • 1 min read

    The Senate GOP bill to replace Obamacare is dead -- for now. Several senators have come out against the idea to immediately repeal the current health care law. So now what? Will Republicans suffer politically in next year’s midterm elections? What does this mean for their agenda and their party?

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    The politics of Repeal-and-Replace
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    The politics of Repeal-and-Replace
    1. 0:00The death of the Senate health care bill, and where the GOP goes from hereYou’re reading this
    2. 15:42R. Kelly faces accusations of running a cult
    3. 26:53Summer reading recommendations: One high brow, one a beach read
    4. 40:25When U.S. sperm donation goes unregulated, what does it mean for the kids?
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