Lawmakers to give bipartisanship a try on ObamaCare
By Jessie Hellmann - 09/01/17 06:00 AM EDT
The Senate will take a new approach to ObamaCare next week — bipartisanship.
Following the stunning defeat to the GOP’s repeal bill, the Senate Health Committee will turn to passing bipartisan legislation aimed at shoring up insurance markets for 2018.
The odds are against bipartisanship — particularly when it comes to ObamaCare.
President Trump has talked about letting ObamaCare “implode,” suggesting he has little desire to sign legislation improving the markets.
Many Republicans have campaigned for years on promises to repeal ObamaCare, not to save it. It is difficult to see conservatives who have described the law as a disaster turning around to work on measures to fix it.
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