Trumpcare bill makes progress in completely overhauling Obamacare
Washington — Republicans cleared the first hurdle early on Thursday in their plan for a massive overhaul of the US healthcare system backed by President Donald Trump, despite Democratic concern that the cost of the bill and its effects on the budget remained unknown. The house of representatives’ ways and means committee approved the bill along party lines on Thursday morning, after debating the draft legislation for nearly 18 hours. The chamber’s energy and commerce committee continued its own marathon session, two days after it was unveiled by Republican leaders. "This is an historic step, an important step in the repeal of Obamacare," said Republican representative Kevin Brady, chairman of the house ways and means committee, after the committee voted 23-16 on the measure. Congress is hoping to pass the bill, which would roll back much of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, within a few weeks. The bill would roll back the individual mandate for people to bu...
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