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Mark Wilson AFP/Getty Senate Likely to Take Up Abortion Ban Next Week
Meanwhile, Mitch McConnell insists the government will remain open while efforts continue to defund Planned Parenthood.
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Evy Mages AFP/Getty Obamacare Politics Are Scaring Democrats Away From Cadillac Tax Repeal
Sen. Dean Heller can’t get Democrats to co-sponsor his bill because they’re afraid it’s another messaging tactic.
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Where Do the 2016 Candidates Stand on Defunding Planned Parenthood?
Most Republicans want to cut off support for the non-profit. But only some are willing to risk a shutdown to do it.
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National Journal Abortion Politics the Biggest Obstacle to Keeping the Government Open
GOP leaders hope that separate bills on abortion and Planned Parenthood will mollify conservatives, but the path to avoiding a shutdown remains murky.
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Bloomberg AFP/Getty Senate Will Vote on 20-Week Abortion Ban, as GOP Hopes to Defuse Shutdown Fight
Republican leaders hope a vote on the measure will assuage conservatives who are demanding a showdown over Planned Parenthood funding.
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Bloomberg AFP/Getty Rand Paul is Trying to Get Out of Ted Cruz’s Planned Parenthood Shadow
Both senators are calling for defunding the organization at all costs, but are going about it in different ways.
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Andrew Burton AFP/Getty Republicans Prepare Soft Launch of Planned Parenthood Fight
The House Judiciary Committee will lay out the issues surrounding the Planned Parenthood controversy in a committee hearing Wednesday.
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Chip Somodevilla AFP/Getty Medical Innovation Bill Passed the House With 344 Votes; Now It’s On Life Support
Chairman Fred Upton’s ‘21st Century Cures’ measure has little momentum in the Senate.
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YAMIL LAGE/AFP/Getty Images New Legislation Adds Momentum to Cadillac Tax Repeal
But this opens the door for multi-layered Obamacare political drama, with risks for both parties.
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National Journal High Support For Legislation To Curb Drug Costs
Lawmakers, on the other hand, seem to be in no hurry to address rising prescription drug costs.
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National Journal While Washington Tackles Opioid Abuse Epidemic, Hepatitis C Treatment Remains Unaffordable
If Washington wants to do something about the public health issues left behind by the opioid abuse epidemic, it might have to start doing something about prescription-drug costs.
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National Journal States Can't End Medicaid Funding of Planned Parenthood
But Louisiana and Alabama have decided to try anyway, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have stepped in.
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National Journal For Republicans, Planned Parenthood is the New Obamacare
But Obamacare will resurface during the general election, experts say.
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National Journal Well-Received Mental-Health-Reform Bills Have an Unclear Future
Is there such thing as too many mental-health bills?
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National Journal Mental-Health Reform Gaining Momentum in Congress
While gun control divides Congress in the wake of mass violence, mental-health reform is uniting it.
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National Journal Senate Blocks Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood
Monday's vote is just the beginning of the fight, Republicans say.
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National Journal What Happens if Planned Parenthood's Federal Funding is Ended?
Other health care providers probably could not step into Planned Parenthood's role.
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National Journal Republicans Say Enough With the Government-Shutdown Talk Already
Many doubt the government would really shut down over Planned Parenthood funding.
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National Journal The Senate's Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood Is Just Getting Started
If a vote fails next week, as expected, the GOP plans to to keep bringing the defunding measures to the floor.
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National Journal The Senate Will Use Reconciliation to Repeal Obamacare AND"¦ Something.
Everyone wants a piece of the budget tool that lets senators avoid filibusters.
