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Trump Appears to Be Losing Battle Ahead of Healthcare Vote

David Morgan and Susan Cornwell  |  

Ryan said he expected the Senate to work on the bill next week and another House vote on the final measure to be held in the week of April 3, with it headed to the White House for Trump to sign it into law by Easter, April 16.

That optimistic timeline would depend on a rapid end to Republican resistance to the bill.

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Republican leaders made some changes to the bill this week to try to satisfy critics from their own party but that and Trump’s visit to Congress on Tuesday did not appear to sway members of the House Freedom Caucus.

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