Senate leaders scramble to save health bill amid defections
WASHINGTON (AP) Senate leaders scrambled Tuesday to rescue their health care bill, in deepening jeopardy as opposition from rebellious Republicans intensified. The defections loomed as Congress' nonpartisan budget referee said the measure would leave 22 million more people uninsured by 2026 than President Barack Obama's law. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. , was hoping to staunch his party's rebellion, a day after the Congressional Budget Office released its report. He's been aiming at...
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