The Republican health care bill leapt over a procedural hurdle and headed toward a showdown vote on final House passage Thursday. House approval would send the measure to an uncertain fate in the Senate, where some Republicans consider the bill too harsh. Polls have shown President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, which the GOP bill would largely repeal, has actually gained in popularity as the debate over a replacement health care program has accelerated. They said the GOP measure would toss millions off coverage while delivering tax cuts to the wealthy. The health care vote was scheduled after the White House and congressional leaders barraged rank-and-file holdouts with pressure in recent days and claimed they had the votes to prevail.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 04, 2017 16:18 UTC