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Van Hollen Wants Health Care Bill Scrapped; Started Over with Democrats

June 30th, 2017 by WCBC Radio

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had hoped to stage a vote next week on the Senate's healthcare bill- however mounting opposition from his fellow republicans forced that vote to be  delayed until after the July 4 recess. Maryland Democrat, Senator Chris Van Hollen doesn't think that's enough. He wants  McConnell to scrap it and essentially start over- this time with an open process that includes democrats.  Noting that the bill is going to impact 1/6 of the United States economy, Van Hollen says this is far  too important to rush…





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