Sentences with phrase «bipartisan health care bill»

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Alexander - Murray bipartisan health care bill has support from a majority of senators, and he urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring it to the floor «immediately.»

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the Republican tax push, former President Jimmy Carter's offer to help with diplomacy in North Korea, and a bipartisan Health care bill with enough votes to pass.

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Barack Obama signed a new bipartisan health bill into law on Tuesday that includes funding to expand access to mental health care, an issue that has been a priority for many Sandy Hook families.

A study by two bipartisan groups estimated that the country's poorest families would lose more than $ 2,500 in average annual health care benefits once the legislation was fully phased in, illustrating the political challenge the GOP bill poses.

«Instead of working with us in a bipartisan way to fix flaws and improve health care, the majority is pushing a bill that will drive up premiums, eliminate coverage for millions and hammer our hospitals,» Schumer said.

Congressional insiders report that the portion of the bill addressing education funding is the most contentious because it also includes funding for the new health care law; some suggest bipartisan consensus on this part of the bill won't be reached, requiring yet another temporary spending measure while negotiations continue.

The Senate bill, which had overall bipartisan support (23 Senators voting in favor, 7 opposing) strips dangerous language passed last week in the House that would restrict women's access to critical health care and interfere in the doctor - patient relationship.