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GOP Hints at Reaching Out to Democrats on Health Care

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Top Senate Republicans think it’s time to leave their derailed drive to
scrap the Obama health care law behind them. And they’re tired of the White House prodding them to keep voting until they succeed.
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

By ALAN FRAM in the Senate. has threatened to halt Cornyn said on the Senate jority vote.
Associated Press The Republican chairman those subsidies in hopes of floor, “We are forced to McConnell, R-Ky., said the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Re- of the Senate health com- forcing Democrats to make work together to try to solve Senate lacks the votes to
publicans showed signs mittee, Tennessee’s Lamar concessions, which the these problems, and I think end filibusters of legislation
Tuesday of reaching out Alexander, said he’d seek Senate’s top Democrat on frankly bipartisan solutions like Trump wants, and not-
to Democrats for a joint if bipartisan legislation ex- Tuesday called “not what tend to be more durable.” ed that getting the 60 votes
modest effort to buttress tending for one year feder- an adult does.” In addition, Senate Majority needed to end filibusters
health insurance markets, al payments to insurers that The No. 2 Senate Repub- Leader Mitch McConnell wasn’t why Republicans
four days after the GOP ef- help millions of low- and lican also seemed to im- rebuffed Trump’s demands lost.
fort to unilaterally uproot moderate-income Ameri- ply the two parties should that the Senate change its
and reshape the Obama cans afford coverage. seek common health care rules so it can pass a health Continued on Page 3
health care law crumpled President Donald Trump ground. Texas Sen. John overhaul with a simple ma-