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House Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., pause as members of the committee argue the details of the GOP's "Obamacare" replacement bill after working all night, Thursday, March 9, 2017on Capitol Hill in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite
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Folders containing amendments to the GOP's "Obamacare" replacement bill are spread on a conference table on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 9, 2017, as members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee worked through the night.
J. Scott Applewhite
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., left, joined by Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., holds up a copy of the original Affordable Care Act bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, as the GOP leadership talks about its work on the long-awaited Republican plan to repeal and replace "Obamacare."
J. Scott Applewhite
AP
President Donald Trump sent mixed messages this week on his support for the American Health Care Act, as GOP leaders clashed with conservative Republicans over the bill’s details. In photo, Trump shakes hands with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, during a meeting on healthcare, Friday, March 10, 2017, in Washington.
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., holds an impromptu news conference outside a room on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 2, 2017, where he charges House Republicans are keeping their Obamacare repeal and replace legislation under lock and key and not available for public view.
J. Scott Applewhite
AP
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin was blasted this week when he said, "The fatal conceit of Obamacare...is that young and healthy people are going to go into the market and pay for the older, sicker people." As many noted on social media--this is exactly how insurance works. In photo, Ryan uses charts and graphs to make his case for the GOP's long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, March 9, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite
AP
After working through the night, House Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., stretches while members of the committee argue the details of the GOP's "Obamacare" replacement bill, Thursday, March 9, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite
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Vice President Mike Pence joins the Senate GOP leadership, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, as Republicans introduce their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature health care law, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite
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The American Health Care Act does not change a requirement that members of Congress and their staffers buy health insurance from the marketplace exchange in Washington D.C., as was offered under the Affordable Care Act. That would have to be addressed by later legislation. In this photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, arrives for a meeting of Republican members of the House and Senate to discuss replacing the Affordable Care Act, in Washington, Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Collins uses a cane as she recovers from a broken ankle.
J. Scott Applewhite
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Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., second from left, speaks about health care during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. He is joined by, from left, Rep Mark Sanford, R-S.C., Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., makes a point after he and panel members worked through the night to argue the details of the GOP's "Obamacare" replacement bill, Thursday, March 9, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite
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The House Ways and Means Committee, led by Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, top row center, begins a markup of the long-awaited plan by Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite
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House Ways and Means Committee members, from left, Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Ohio, and Rep. Pat Meehan, R-Pa., are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, as the committee began a markup of the long-awaited plan by Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
J. Scott Applewhite
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California said Democrats would be willing to work with Republicans on a compromise to the health care bill on March 10, 2017. In photo, Pelosi speaks to reporters about Republican efforts to craft an "Obamacare" replacement bill, Thursday, March 9, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite
AP
After working through the night, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., is seen on a TV monitor as Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., seated at center, and Rep. Ryan Costello, R-Pa., listen to debate on amendments to the GOP's "Obamacare" replacement bill, Thursday, March 9, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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