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Trump's push to replace Obamacare faces trouble

Republicans who control the US Senate remain sharply divided over how to keep down the costs of their healthcare bill and prevent millions from losing critical coverage

Published Mon, Jul 10, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Washington

    PRESIDENT Donald Trump's effort to roll back Obamacare faced growing obstacles on Monday as Republicans who control the US Senate remain sharply divided over how to keep down the costs of their healthcare bill and prevent millions from losing critical coverage.

    White House chief of staff Reince Priebus told Fox News Sunday that Mr Trump, who made repeal and replacement of Obamacare a central plank of his 2016 campaign, still expected the Senate to pass a healthcare bill either before the scheduled start of Congress's August recess "or maybe a little bit into" the recess.

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