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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Congressional Republicans are trying to figure out when to repeal and how to replace the Affordable Care Act. Whatever happens, there's a lot at stake for older Americans. NPR's Ina Jaffe covers aging. She joins us for our regular

美国国家公共电台 NPR Hospitals Worry Repeal Of Obamacare Would Jeopardize Innovations In Care

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now we report on the big effect that the repeal of the Affordable Care Act would have on hospitals. Exactly what effect depends on whether and how Congress makes good on a promise to replace the law. Here's what is known - the cu

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US Senate Voted to Repeal Export Subsidies

By Deborah Tate The U.S. Senate has voted to repeal a tax subsidy for U.S. exports that the World Trade Organization says violates global trade rules. The bill, which already has been approved by the

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The faithful have flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas. Christians gather on Christmas Day inside the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursda

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美国国家公共电台 NPR McConnell Ready To 'Move On' From Obamacare Repeal, Others In GOP Say Not So Fast

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a wish for 2018 - bipartisanship. He says it's the only way forward. NPR congressional reporter Susan Davis and Kelsey Snell spoke with McConnell today about everything from immigration

美国国家公共电台 NPR Obamacare Repeal Threatens A Health Benefit Popular In Coal Country

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Affordable Care Act includes special provisions that make it easier for coal miners to get black lung benefits. If the ACA goes away, obtaining those benefits could become harder. Kara Lofton of West Virginia Public Broadcast

美国国家公共电台 NPR Democrats Rally In Dozens Of Cities To Oppose Obamacare Repeal

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Republicans in Congress have already taken the initial steps to start repealing the Affordable Care Act. Democrats are hoping to at the very least slow that process down by rallying public support for the health care law. Those r

美国国家公共电台 NPR Senate Takes First Step To Repeal Obamacare — So What's Next?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Well, just before 1:30 this morning, Senate Republicans completed the first step toward repealing the Affordable Care Act. The Senate passed a budget resolution which sets the repeal process in motion. It happened after seven hou

美国国家公共电台 NPR Poll: Most Americans Say Don't Repeal Obamacare Without A Replacement

DAVID GREENE, HOST: So Republicans in Congress are moving ahead with efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. They've said that's a priority. But there's a new poll suggesting that their constituents might not be as eager as they are to see the law

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Connecticut will be the 17th state to abolish the death penalty and the fifth to do so in the past five years. Nor is it likely to be the last: other states are reconsidering capital punishment. Repeal bills have been proposed in a number of states,

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