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Healthcare debate now shifts to the Senate
Both parties are celebrating yesterday's House bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. House Republicans are cheering because they were able to pass it. Democrats are happy because they think it's so bad. We look at the details… and the politics.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPhoto: Speaker Paul Ryan speaks about House passage of the American Health Care Act, May 4, 2017.
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