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Republicans Set to Reveal Obamacare Repeal Bill

June 22, 2017 Focus Washington

Senate Republicans are set to unveil their healthcare plan and try to find the votes to pass it. The 52-member caucus will receive a comprehensive presentation on the GOP proposal at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The […]

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Scalise’s Condition Upgraded to ‘Serious’

June 19, 2017 Focus Washington

Doctors treating wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise have upgraded his condition from “critical” to “serious”, NPR reports. Scalise and three others were shot Wednesday morning at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. The 51-year-old […]

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Six Experts Resign from Trump’s HIV/AIDS Advisory Panel

June 19, 2017 Focus Washington

At least six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) resigned in protest of the Trump administration, for which they say “has no strategy to address the on-going HIV/AIDS epidemic”, NBCNews reports. Counsel […]

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Senate Democrats Boost Efforts to Save ObamaCare

June 14, 2017 Focus Washington

Senate Democrats are preparing an all-out war to try to save the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and with limited tools at their disposal, their plan is to hit Senate Republicans for their secrecy, spotlight elements […]

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Former Medicare Chief Says GOP Is Using “Sabotage and Secrecy” to Replace ObamaCare

June 12, 2017 Focus Washington

Acting administratorfor Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under former President Barrack Obama, Andy Slavitt, wrote a piece in The Washington Post Saturday, that slams Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for using “sabotage, speed […]

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Vice President Pence Promises End to “ObamaCare Nightmare” during Milwaukee Visit

June 12, 2017 Focus Washington

Vice President Mike Pence promised a group of Wisconsin businessmen that the Trump administration will replace former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law with a system that ensures greater flexibility over coverage, The Hill reports. Pence […]

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FDA Wants Drugmaker to Remove Powerful Opioid Off the Market

June 9, 2017 Focus Washington

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested Thursday that the drugmaker Endo Pharmaceuticals stop selling Opana ER, which is the first time the agency has taken steps to remove an opioid from the market because […]

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Senate Parliamentarian Says GOP Healthcare Bill Could Face Legal Issues

June 9, 2017 Focus Washington

Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, has warned Republicans that a key provision in their healthcare reform bill related to abortion is unlikely to be allowed, raising a serious threat to the legislation, The Hill reports. MacDonough […]

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Hawaii to Enact Paris Agreement Laws in Spite of Trump Decision

June 8, 2017 Focus Washington

Hawaii’s Governor signed two bills Tuesday, that are committing the state to fulfill key provisions of the Paris climate agreement, less than a week following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would pull out […]

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Trump, Republican Leaders Present Agenda Plans

June 7, 2017 Focus Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican leaders presented a unified front at the White House Tuesday over his stalled agenda on the new healthcare bill, tax reforms and infrastructure investments, The Hill reports. Trump met […]

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How Republicans Came to View Climate Change as Hoax

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

It is difficult to understand how the Republican Party of 2017, whose leader, President Donald Trump, has called global warming a hoax, reversed environmental policies that Senator John McCain and the then Republican Party of […]

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Senate Republicans to Vote on New Healthcare Bill

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

Senate Republican leaders are soon to present options on ObamaCare replacement bill at Tuesday GOP meeting. Party leaders are continuously exerting pressure on members to make decisions on moving forward and pushing for a vote […]

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Most Americans Disapprove of Trump’s Decision to Pull Out of Paris Accord, Poll Shows

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

Most of Americans disagree with President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, majority saying that the move will damage the United States’ global leadership, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows. According […]

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US Vice President Urges Congress to Adopt ObamaCare Replacement Bill

June 5, 2017 Focus Washington

US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday urged the Republican-controlled Congress to adopt the ObamaCare replacement bill and to quickly move on to tax cuts, Reuters reports. Just days before lawmakers return to Washington amid […]

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States Struggle to Prevent Insurers Leaving amid ObamaCare Uncertainty

June 5, 2017 Focus Washington

Insurance commissioners are struggling to retain insurers by offering new flexibilities amid uncertainty over ObamaCare’s future. Insurers are pleading for certainty from Washington, expecting reassurance of any kind that they will continue to receive cost-sharing […]

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White House Budget Chief Mulvaney Apologizes to CBO Analyst

June 3, 2017 Focus Washington

White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney apologized Friday to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyst, stating that his criticism of the group should have targeted the director, because as he said “it is the Director […]

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US Withdraws From Paris Climate Agreement, Trump Wants Better Deal

June 2, 2017 Focus Washington

US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States is withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, weakening efforts to combat global warming, The New York Times writes. Trump said the landmark 2015 deal “imposed […]

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RNC Head Warns of Negative Effects If They Fail to Fulfill Campaign Promises

June 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Ronna Romney McDaniel, the head of the Republican National Committee (RNC), warned on Thursday that voters will reject Republican lawmakers if they don’t fulfill campaign promises, The Hill reports. “I have to bring the grassroots […]

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Braeburn Pharmaceutical’s President and CEO Discusses NC’s HB2 and Planned Facility

May 20, 2016 Focus Washington

On this segment of Focus Washington, Chuck Conconi interviews President and CEO of Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, Behshad Sheldon, about the New Jersey based company’s intention to proceed with plans to develop a manufacturing and research facility in Durham […]

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