A fresh GOP failure to undo Obamacare could have a seismic impact on the legislative dynamic in Washington and the emerging contours of the 2018 midterm elections. Senate Republicans are trying to revive the momentum to overhaul the Affordable Care Act with the Cassidy-Graham proposal. Only 33 percent prefer the bill that Senate Republicans abruptly put on the table this month. and Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), which GOP leaders have been aiming to bring to the Senate floor next week. Senate Republicans hold a narrow 52-to-48 majority, and Democratic senators are united against repealing or gutting President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law.

Source: Washington Post September 22, 2017 18:05 UTC