Chief among them: a guarantee of paying the same amount for coverage regardless of health history. The Senate, meanwhile, will write its own health care bill, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in Louisville while attending the Kentucky Derby. Democrats are convinced the GOP repeal bill jeopardizes the Republican monopoly in Washington, starting with majority control of the House, and the party's advantages in statehouses from Nevada to New Hampshire. The AARP warned that the GOP plan institutes an "age tax" and jeopardizes coverage for 25 million older Americans with pre-existing conditions. "The House Republican majority was in far greater jeopardy had we not repealed Obamacare," said Republican strategist Mark Shields.

Source: ABC News May 06, 2017 06:33 UTC