And Wednesday is a big day for Republicans' chicken health-care bill to reach the halfway point. When the CBO estimated the impact of a different version of Republicans' bill in March, the bill lost so much support among House Republicans that leaders canceled a high-profile vote. [CBO report: Latest health-care bill would leave 23 million Americans uninsured]This time, Senate Republicans will have to decide whether to tweak the House's version or throw it in the trash. $119 billionThat's how much this health-care bill is projected to reduce the deficit over the next decade. If the math whizzes at the CBO calculate that the House bill falls short of that goal, the bill can't move on to the Senate, and House Republicans will have to start over.

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2017 19:58 UTC