Ryan pushes for unity as House panels debate GOP health bill

 


WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders labored to rally a divided party behind their high-stakes drive to overhaul the nation's health care system Wednesday, but faced opposition from pivotal industry groups. House Speaker Paul Ryan praised the proposal as "what good, conservative health care reform looks like" as lawmakers cast Congress' first votes on the GOP legislation.

House leaders wanted to push the measure through two committees — Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce — by week's end. While that seemed likely, they hit a torrent of resistance from Democrats who oppose the seven-year GO...



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