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    Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don't

    Public support for Obamacare now stands at 55 percent compared to 17 percent for the replacement bill passed by Republicans in the House. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has kept the Senate's Republican deliberations completely secret — and Democrats are politically outraged.

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 12, 2017 • 1 min read

    Public support for Obamacare now stands at 55 percent compared to 17 percent for the replacement bill passed by Republicans in the House. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has kept the Senate's Republican deliberations completely secret — and Democrats are politically outraged. Behind closed doors, one of the questions is: How soon will millions of people lose Medicaid coverage? Meantime, continued uncertainty has insurance companies conducting a "slow-motion meltdown."

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      Warren Olney

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Director of Content, News

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      Dan Diamond

      White House reporter for the Washington Post

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      Cynthia Cox

      Kaiser Family Foundation

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      Center for American Progress

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    2 of 3
    Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t
    1. 1:22Maryland, DC Attorneys General sue Trump over Emoluments Clause
    2. 7:58Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don'tYou’re reading this
    3. 40:51Are Russian protests a threat to Putin?
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