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Senator says not enough votes for health care repeal

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
Senator says not enough votes for health care repeal

The Republican effort to pass a legislative repeal of President Barack Obama’s health care reforms of last year will not be successful, warns Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski. Despite her personal opposition to the President’s reforms, Murkowski told a local news station in Anchorage, she thinks the party’s time would be better spent on issues it has more chance of actually getting traction on. According to the New York Times, Murkowski also said an alternative measure…

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GOP will attempt to repeal Obama healthcare reforms

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
GOP will attempt to repeal Obama healthcare reforms

Swept to power in this week’s midterm elections, Republican Party leaders have publicly signaled their intention to rollback many provisions of the large-scale overhauls of the American health insurance system passed earlier this year by Democrats at the behest of President Barack Obama. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House-elect John Boehner both voiced their strong opposition to the president’s health care agenda. “We can – and should – propose and vote…

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