Chuck Schumer invites GOP to open talks on health care
Says Republicans should bring Obamacare repeal out of shadows
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times - Updated: 2:34 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017
Hoping to force the GOP’s health care plans out of the shadows, a top-ranking Democrat invited Senate Republicans to engage in a bipartisan negotiation next week over the future of Obamacare.
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said plans to overhaul one-sixth of the economy must be done in broad daylight, as a working group of 13 GOP senators work behind the scenes on a rewrite of a House-passed bill to repeal and replace the 2010 law.
“We believe we all owe it to our constituents to meet to discuss your potential legislation that would profoundly impact so many American lives,” Mr. Schumer, New York Democrat, wrote to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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