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    Trump leans hard on Senate Republicans

    Republican senators went to the White House today for a lunch meeting with President Trump. On the menu was a strategy discussion about health care legislation. It came a day after their sudden, unexpected failure to pass a health care bill to replace Obamacare and even their attempt to just repeal the law.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 19, 2017 • 1 min read

    Republican senators went to the White House today for a lunch meeting with President Trump. On the menu was a strategy discussion about health care legislation. It came a day after their sudden, unexpected failure to pass a health care bill to replace Obamacare and even their attempt to just repeal the law. Dylan Scott, who covers health care for Vox, says Trump's inconsistency hasn't made things any easier for senators who are trying to bridge a wide partisan gap.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Dylan Scott

      Vox

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    With changing technology, is 'Made in America' the right agenda?
    1. 1:26Trump leans hard on Senate RepublicansYou’re reading this
    2. 8:01It's 'Made in America' week: What does that even mean today?
    3. 41:35Australians demand answers on Minneapolis police shooting
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