Senate Health Bill Prospects Worsen After Procedural Setback
- Two anti-abortion provisions wouldn’t qualify for fast track
- Senate parliamentarian issues preliminary findings on bill
McCain to Return as Trump Pushes Health Care Vote
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The Senate parliamentarian issued a preliminary finding that key parts of Republicans’ health-care proposal don’t qualify for a fast-track procedure being used by the GOP, dramatically complicating Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s already slim prospects of passing a bill next week.
Democrats on the Budget Committee Friday released a summary of the parliamentarian’s findings on a June 26 draft of McConnell’s proposal to replace Obamacare. The majority leader plans a test vote early next week on the repeal effort.