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Insurance market. The remarks made at a motoring Club Rotary Club in kentucky shows a shift from the legislator. He raised the idea last week that they wanted to turn to the democrats. This is the first time he has explicitly raised the prospect of shoring of the Affordable Care act. Mitch mcconnell who pledged to eradicate the law known as obamacare root and branch, raised the prospect of working with democrats after a measure he had crafted behind closed doors. It would jettison the requirement that people prove they had health coverage, and would make deep, longterm cuts to the medicaid program. Listen to the coverage, local coverage, of the leaders remarks in his home state of kentucky. This is the abc affiliate with their coverage of his townhall meeting. Mitch mcconnell back into the bluegrass today. Onestop he made was at a Health Pavilion community center. Senator Mitch Mcconnell taken time to address the rim before accepting questions from the audience. One of the most pressin
Insurance market. The remarks made at a motoring Club Rotary Club in kentucky shows a shift from the legislator. He raised the idea last week that they wanted to turn to the democrats. This is the first time he has explicitly raised the prospect of shoring of the Affordable Care act. Mitch mcconnell who pledged to eradicate the law known as obamacare root and branch, raised the prospect of working with democrats after a measure he had crafted behind closed doors. It would jettison the requirement that people prove they had health coverage, and would make deep, longterm cuts to the medicaid program. Listen to the coverage, local coverage, of the leaders remarks in his home state of kentucky. This is the abc affiliate with their coverage of his townhall meeting. Mitch mcconnell back into the bluegrass today. Onestop he made was at a Health Pavilion community center. Senator Mitch Mcconnell taken time to address the rim before accepting questions from the audience. One of the most pressin
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Happened. This stark debate and now what comes next is called a vote and all kinds of amendments could be considered and voted on by senators in that none of this could have happened without senator john mccain. He provided the key vote here today. Republicans knew that this was going to be very, very close. It was coming down to the wire and they needed his vote. So he had to e get doctors permission to come here today. You saw there above his eye where he has now a scar from where the incision where the surgery took place to remove a brain tumor. He has now left capitol hill and is going back. He says to focus on that treatment and getting better. But here today on capitol hill, he was key for republicans. Also talking to hem. Hes a voice thats respected here by democrats and republicans. You saw all the well wishes. You heard him joking about that today. That there were so many well wishes he thought maybe people were confusing him for someone else. But i did talk to lawmakers who w