How The Byrd Rule Slowed Down GOP Health Care Reform

By Darryl Nirenberg and Chelsea Gold, Steptoe & Johnson LLP (May 4, 2017, 11:29 AM EDT) -- Notwithstanding House passage of a revised repeal and replace measure Thursday, this past month saw House Republican lawmakers hit speed bump after speed bump in their effort to fulfill a seven-year promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The difficulty faced by House leaders in piecing together the votes needed to make it to the finish line led to the casting of blame — in seemingly all directions....

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