Chuck Schumer announced plans today to try and force a vote on a measure to protect the Affordable Care Act. Catch up with more top news in our daily afternoon round-up:
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters on Tuesday, March 26. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced plans Wednesday to try and force a vote on a measure to protect the Affordable Care Act as an amendment to the disaster aid bill the Senate is now considering. The lawsuit is now being considered by the the Fifth Circuit. …in a difficult position on health care politics.
“McCarthy told Trump over the phone that the decision made no sense — especially after Democrats killed Republicans in the midterms in part over the issue of pre-existing conditions, according to two sources familiar with their recent conversation. …Multiple GOP sources — from the most conservative to the most moderate wing of the party — have told Axios that they can't fathom why the president would want to re-litigate an issue that has been a clear loser for Republicans.”“U.S.
Rudy Giuliani at Bistro Bis this morning. He tripped outside the restaurant and had to be helped up, according to our tipster.-- the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee -- will be the DCCC’s frontline finance chair, charged with raising money to protect the party’s most vulnerable lawmakers.The administration has worked to lower drug prices, but its proposed rule on drug rebates is a step in the wrong direction that would: 1) Raise premiums on America’s seniors by 25%.
“Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has declined to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on his department’s budget, amid ongoing drama about his personal finances and the 2020 Census, the panel’s top Democrat said Wednesday.for turning down the invitation for a routine hearing on how much money his department wants lawmakers to dole out in the upcoming fiscal year, ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy said in a statement.
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