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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March, 13, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrats dig in for final defense of Obamacare

House Democrats on Wednesday kicked off their last-ditch defense of Obamacare by demanding a new budget analysis of the GOP's plan to repeal and replace the 2010 overhaul, saying it it impossible to know how last-minute changes will affect the people they represent.

March 22, 2017
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during an event to formally launch the Biden Institute, a research and policy center focused on domestic issues at the University of Delaware, in Newark, Del., Monday, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Joe Biden to rally with Dems in support of Obamacare

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden will rally with House Democrats in defense of Obamacare on Wednesday, just one day before the seventh anniversary of its passage and a planned vote to gut the law.

March 20, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting about veterans affairs, Friday, March 17, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says he’s changing minds on health care bill

President Trump said Friday that he's winning over Republican lawmakers who were opposed to the administration-backed health care bill to replace and repeal Obamacare, and he predicted the measure will now pass the House.

March 17, 2017
House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., center, flanked by the committee's ranking member, Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., right, and Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., holds a hearing on the Republican health care bill, Thursday, March, 16, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House budget panel narrowly advances GOP Obamacare replacement

Republicans cleared a path Thursday for their Obamacare replacement to reach the House floor, narrowly approving a package in the Budget Committee that can overcome Democratic opposition later on, though the vote exposed a GOP rift that could sink the effort from within President Trump's own party.

March 16, 2017
"Our plan is to hit the sweet spot that gets a big vote count, that gets us our passage, that gets all members happy," House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan open to ‘fine-tuning’ of Republican health plan

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan signaled Wednesday that he is open to "fine-tuning" the Republican health care bill as he and President Trump try to win back conservatives — and risk alienating even more moderates in the Senate who say the legislation is already kicking people out of coverage.

March 15, 2017