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Tourists, Locals Buy Nevada’s Legal Recreational Marijuana

People wait in line at the Essence cannabis dispensary, Saturday, July 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. Nevada dispensaries were legally allowed to sell recreational
marijuana starting at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
(AP Photo/John Locher)
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Trump Makes Push on Health Bill; Repeal-Only Vote an Option

By HOPE YEN ing calls to wavering sena- cess, we’ll have a vote,” But the tweet came amid suring senators. Sen. Bill
Associated Press tors and insisted they were Short said. continuing signs of GOP dis- Cassidy held a town hall
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- “getting close” on passing But he added: “If the re- agreement among mod- meeting last Friday to talk
dent Donald Trump is mak- a bill. placement part is too dif- erates and conservatives about flood recovery in
ing a weekend push to get But Short said Trump contin- ficult for Republicans to over the bill. Republicans Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s
a Republican Senate bill to ues to believe that repeal- get together, then let’s go hold a 52-48 majority in the capital city, but audience
repeal and replace former only legislation should also back and take care of the Senate. members angry over the
President Barack Obama’s be considered after raising first step of repeal.” Just three GOP defections GOP health care bill at
health care law “across the the possibility last Friday. Trump on Friday tweeted would doom the legisla- times chanted over Cassi-
finish line,” Trump’s top leg- Senate Majority Leader the suggestion of repealing tion, because Democrats dy’s answers and criticized
islative aide said Sunday, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the Obama-era law right are united in opposition. the secretive legislative
maintaining that a repeal- has dismissed that sugges- away and then replacing Republicans returned to process.
only option also remained tion and said he intended it later, an approach that their home districts late last “I wish we weren’t doing
in play if Republicans can’t to proceed with legislation GOP leaders and the presi- week, bracing for a flood it one party,” Cassidy said
reach agreement. being negotiated over the dent himself considered of phone calls, emails and Sunday, adding he remains
Marc Short, the White July 4 recess. but dismissed months ago television advertising from undecided on how he will
House’s legislative direc- “We hope when we come as impractical and politi- both conservative and lib- vote.
tor, said Trump was mak- back, the week after re- cally unwise. eral groups aimed at pres- Continued on Page 3