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House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. 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, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP Obamacare plan clears first hurdles

Republicans powered their Obamacare repeal-and-replace plan through two committees Thursday, maintaining unity -- at least for now -- as President Trump rebuked naysayers and said the ugly health care debate will end with a "beautiful picture."

March 9, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee Headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, as the GOP works on its long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP leaders urge troops to heed Trump, back Obamacare replacement

Democrats mounted ferocious resistance Wednesday to the Republican health care plan, erecting roadblocks in committees and attempting to shut down the House floor, saying the party's lawmakers are plowing ahead without knowing what the Obamacare replacement will cost or how many people will lose insurance coverage.

March 8, 2017
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks about health care, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Conservatives demand seat at health reform table

Saying Obamacare repeal is what unites Republicans, a faction of House and Senate conservatives urged GOP leaders Tuesday to kill off the 2010 law and debate the next steps separately, rather than rushing ahead with a replacement bill that falls short in their eyes.

March 7, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Republican congressional retreat in Philadelphia on Jan. 26, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mike Pence touts House GOP health care plan

Vice President Mike Pence made clear Tuesday that a House GOP plan is the "framework" for moving ahead with President Trump's promise to repeal and replace Obamacare.

March 7, 2017
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks to health insurance company executives, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

GOP leaders tout health plan, citing Trump endorsement

President Trump's health secretary on Tuesday applauded a House GOP plan to begin repealing and replacing Obamacare's federal mandates with set of tax credits and market incentives to get people covered, saying it aligns with the administration's goal of "rescuing" people from the struggling law.

March 7, 2017
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, however, said lawmakers were fulfilling a pledge to save American from a collapsing law that President Obama and Democratic majorities muscled to passage in 2010 without any Republican support.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican Health care plan details repeal of Obamacare mandate, taxes

House Republicans released a long-awaited plan Monday to reduce the federal footprint in health care by repealing Obamacare's unpopular mandates, replacing its subsidies with a new form of tax credits and gradually overhauling the Medicaid insurance program for the poor.

March 6, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence told Wisconsans that the Affordable Care Act could start to be dismantled "in a matter of days." Joining him Friday were Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan. (Associated Press)

Obamacare dismantlement plan getting finishing touches by Republicans

Republicans are racing to put the finishing touches on a health care plan that may need sweetening to avert an ugly clash with conservatives who have blasted the effort as secretive and substandard, as House leaders enter a three-week sink-or-swim stretch for unifying around a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.

March 5, 2017
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, walks to a room on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 2, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Rand Paul: Told to ‘take it or leave it’ on Obamacare strategy

Sen. Rand Paul on Friday said conservatives are being told to "take it or leave it" when it comes to the emerging House GOP plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, setting up a major clash with leaders hoping to mark up legislation as soon as next week.

March 3, 2017
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., right, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah return to their offices on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 2, 2017, after votes to confirm two of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was confirmed as secretary of the Department of House and Urban Development on a vote of 58-41. A few hours later, the Senate backed former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to be energy secretary, 62-37. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obamacare repeal bill gets locked away by Republicans

The Capitol Hill debate over health care shifted Thursday from what's in an Obamacare repeal bill to how it's being crafted, as Democrats and at least one Republican senator accused House Republicans of squirreling away the latest version of their plan because it falls short of party promises or amounts to "Obamacare lite."

March 2, 2017
Conservatives are far from united on a long-promised "repeal-and-replace" plan for Obamacare under President Trump, and citizens have flooded town halls to decry any Republican plans that leave them without coverage. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump Obamacare plan does not unite GOP factions

President Trump's prime-time appeal to scrap Obamacare energized Republicans but did little to bridge the divide between GOP factions jockeying for position in the push to repeal and replace the law before moving on to tax reform and other fights.

March 1, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, following a meeting with President Donald Trump inside. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Paul Ryan downplays divisions over health plan

Conservatives openly rebelled Tuesday over Republican leaders' Obamacare plans, saying voters don't want Congress to replace President Obama's costly entitlement program with a massive GOP version.

February 28, 2017