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Graham-Cassidy Was Dead, and Trumpworld Still Couldn’t Admit It

The last serious GOP health-care push of 2017 was effectively over by this date, leaving Trump and Senate Republicans with another public defeat and no easy way to explain why the repeal promise had blown up again.

Why it matters: Health care collapse

First recorded Sep 28, 2017·Meaningfully updated Sep 28, 2017

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Graham-Cassidy Was Dead, and Trumpworld Still Couldn’t Admit It

The last serious GOP health-care push of 2017 was effectively over by this date, leaving Trump and Senate Republicans with another public defeat and no easy way to explain why the repeal promise had blown up again.

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