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Local reaction to the American health care plan to replace Obamacare

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Monday, House Republicans unveiled their long awaited bill to replace Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, called the American Health Care Act. The sweeping legislation would repeal Obamacare's taxes along with the so-called individual and employer mandates that impose fines for not buying or offering insurance.  "I lost my job and my wife was working but then she lost her…

Local reaction to the American health care plan to replace Obamacare

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Monday, House Republicans unveiled their long awaited bill to replace Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, called the American Health Care Act. The sweeping legislation would repeal Obamacare's taxes along with the so-called individual and employer mandates that impose fines for not buying or offering insurance.  "I lost my job and my wife was working but then she lost her…

Rep. Johnson Calls Trump Executive Order on Immigration 'Common Sense'

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The people hoping a court upholds President Trump's temporary travel ban include our next guest. He's Representative Mike Johnson, a freshman Republican congressman from Louisiana who is focusing on immigration issues in Congress. And as lawyers argue in court over the president's executive order, Johnson has spoken up for it. Congressman, good morning. Welcome to…