Health-care law tug of war
House Republicans tried to repeal President Obama’s signature health-care law for the 31st time in 18 months this week. Every vote to repeal or dismantle the law has predictably died upon or before reaching the Democratic-controlled Senate, but House Speaker John Boehner said, “We want to show people we are resolved to get rid of this.”
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