Vol. 33, No. 11

June 5, 2017

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Healthcare Act Will Send Federal Funding to Insurance Companies

“I want to repeal Obamacare. I just don’t want to replace it with Obama­care Lite. It boggles my mind how this became a Republican idea.”

There were several portions of the latest version of the healthcare measure — including funding going to insurance companies — that didn’t appeal to Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who is a physician.

Puerto Rico Seeks Debt Relief

“That things are starting out in such a highly adversarial way strongly suggests this will be a long and contentious journey for Puerto Rico.”

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