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Conservatives Demand Changes On Health Care Bill As GOP Leaders Sound Shaky

March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 Shamrooz Gill

Conservatives Demand Changes On Health Care Bill As GOP Leaders Sound Shaky The House Freedom Caucus comes out “confident” that the current legislation won’t fly. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) acknowledged Wednesday there will have to be changes to the House Republicans’ health care bill, just as conservatives acknowledged that, short of a massive overhaul to the measure, they probably won’t support the legislation. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, emerged from the HFC meeting late Wednesday to suggest that Republicans may have to start…

First on CNN: Trump’s Cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Shamrooz Gill

First on CNN: Trump’s Cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it Washington (CNN)Rep. Tom Price last year purchased shares in a medical device manufacturer days before introducing legislation that would have directly benefited the company, raising new ethics concerns for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary. Price bought between $1,001 to $15,000 worth of shares last March in Zimmer Biomet, according to House records reviewed by CNN. Trump promises his Obamacare replacement plan will cover all, report says Less than a…