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Associated PressMarch 23, 2017

Abandoning negotiations, President Donald Trump demanded a make-or-break vote on health care legislation in the House, threatening to leave “Obamacare” in place and move on to other issues if Friday’s vote fails. The risky move, part gamble and part threat, was presented to GOP lawmakers behind closed doors Thursday night after a long and intense […]

Associated PressMarch 21, 2017

President Donald Trump is rallying support for the Republican health care overhaul by taking his case directly to GOP lawmakers at the Capitol, two days before the House plans a climactic vote that poses an important early test for his presidency. Top House Republicans unveiled revisions to their bill in hopes of nailing down support. […]

Staff ReportsMarch 16, 2017

Voters in three Florida congressional districts could be getting calls them to contact their representative about the American Health Care Act. The American Action Network announced this week it was launching a robocall campaign in 30 congressional districts, including districts represented by Reps. Ted Yoho, Ron DeSantis, and Bill Posey. The campaign comes on the […]

Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2017

Since the Congressional Budget Office said the Republican health care plan would raise the ranks of the uninsured by 14 million people next year earlier this week, Gov. Rick Scott has been silent. Florida House Democrats are now calling him out for his sudden reluctance to weigh in on a subject he’s never been shy about talking about […]

Associated PressMarch 16, 2017

The White House and Republican leaders are talking to rank-and-file lawmakers about revising the GOP health care overhaul, hoping to keep a rebellion by conservatives and moderates from snowballing and imperiling the party’s showpiece legislation. Four days after a congressional report projected the bill would pry coverage from millions of voters, signs of fraying GOP […]

Joe HendersonMarch 15, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott hasn’t been shy about sharing his feelings on the Affordable Care Act. Like any good Republican, he hates it. He wants it to go away. Now that Republicans have a legitimate proposal on the table to replace Obamacare, though, Scott has gone into stealth mode on the subject. In an Associated Press […]

Mitch PerryMarch 14, 2017

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The American Action Network has begun a new $1.5 million issue advocacy campaign to persuade a group of GOP lawmakers to fight for passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The ad highlights key elements of the plan and encourages lawmakers to deliver on their health care promise. Over the next two weeks, the ads […]

Associated PressMarch 6, 2017

House Republicans on Monday released their long-awaited plan for unraveling former President Barack Obama‘s health care law, a package that would scale back the government’s role in health care and likely leave more Americans uninsured. House committees planned to begin voting on the 123-page legislation Wednesday, launching what could be the year’s defining battle in […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 28, 2017

Charlie Crist says “count him in” on investigations into President Donald Trump’s possible conflicts of interest and ethical violations. The St. Petersburg Democrat supports a Resolution of Inquiry put forward by New York Democrat Jerald Nadler, which calls on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide Congress with all information from any investigations into the president. Nadler’s resolution […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 27, 2017

Tampa Democratic Representative Kathy Castor says that a leaked GOP alternative plan for healthcare would have “dire consequences for families here in the state of Florida.” A draft bill detailing Republican plans to begin repealing and replacing many facets of the ACA would provide expanded tax credits and health savings accounts for individuals while reducing federal spending on tax subsidies and […]

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Debate party at Sports Grill Kendall. Image via AP.

White House, in gamble, demands make-or-break health vote

Donald Trump to Capitol in last-ditch lobbying for health care bill

American Action Network launches robocalls campaign to support American Health Care Act

House Democrats demand Rick Scott speak up on CBO’s scoring of GOP health care plan

House GOP health bill facing fresh House committee test

Joe Henderson: ‘Shy’ Rick Scott needs to pipe up on Medicaid expansion

American Action Network targets Carlos Curbelo in new ad

House GOP releases bill replacing Barack Obama health care overhaul

Charlie Crist is demanding more transparency out of Donald Trump

GOP proposed health reforms care would ’cause chaos,’ Kathy Castor says