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House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., center, flanked by the committee's ranking member, Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., right, and Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., holds a hearing on the Republican health care bill, Thursday, March, 16, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House budget panel narrowly advances GOP Obamacare replacement

Republicans cleared a path Thursday for their Obamacare replacement to reach the House floor, narrowly approving a package in the Budget Committee that can overcome Democratic opposition later on, though the vote exposed a GOP rift that could sink the effort from within President Trump's own party.

March 16, 2017
"Our plan is to hit the sweet spot that gets a big vote count, that gets us our passage, that gets all members happy," House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan open to ‘fine-tuning’ of Republican health plan

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan signaled Wednesday that he is open to "fine-tuning" the Republican health care bill as he and President Trump try to win back conservatives — and risk alienating even more moderates in the Senate who say the legislation is already kicking people out of coverage.

March 15, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. uses charts and graphs to make his case for the GOP's long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, March 9, 2017, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP Obamacare plan clears first hurdles

Republicans powered their Obamacare repeal-and-replace plan through two committees Thursday, maintaining unity -- at least for now -- as President Trump rebuked naysayers and said the ugly health care debate will end with a "beautiful picture."

March 9, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee Headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, as the GOP works on its long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP leaders urge troops to heed Trump, back Obamacare replacement

Democrats mounted ferocious resistance Wednesday to the Republican health care plan, erecting roadblocks in committees and attempting to shut down the House floor, saying the party's lawmakers are plowing ahead without knowing what the Obamacare replacement will cost or how many people will lose insurance coverage.

March 8, 2017
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks about health care, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Conservatives demand seat at health reform table

Saying Obamacare repeal is what unites Republicans, a faction of House and Senate conservatives urged GOP leaders Tuesday to kill off the 2010 law and debate the next steps separately, rather than rushing ahead with a replacement bill that falls short in their eyes.

March 7, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Republican congressional retreat in Philadelphia on Jan. 26, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mike Pence touts House GOP health care plan

Vice President Mike Pence made clear Tuesday that a House GOP plan is the "framework" for moving ahead with President Trump's promise to repeal and replace Obamacare.

March 7, 2017
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks to health insurance company executives, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

GOP leaders tout health plan, citing Trump endorsement

President Trump's health secretary on Tuesday applauded a House GOP plan to begin repealing and replacing Obamacare's federal mandates with set of tax credits and market incentives to get people covered, saying it aligns with the administration's goal of "rescuing" people from the struggling law.

March 7, 2017
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, however, said lawmakers were fulfilling a pledge to save American from a collapsing law that President Obama and Democratic majorities muscled to passage in 2010 without any Republican support.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican Health care plan details repeal of Obamacare mandate, taxes

House Republicans released a long-awaited plan Monday to reduce the federal footprint in health care by repealing Obamacare's unpopular mandates, replacing its subsidies with a new form of tax credits and gradually overhauling the Medicaid insurance program for the poor.

March 6, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence told Wisconsans that the Affordable Care Act could start to be dismantled "in a matter of days." Joining him Friday were Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan. (Associated Press)

Obamacare dismantlement plan getting finishing touches by Republicans

Republicans are racing to put the finishing touches on a health care plan that may need sweetening to avert an ugly clash with conservatives who have blasted the effort as secretive and substandard, as House leaders enter a three-week sink-or-swim stretch for unifying around a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.

March 5, 2017