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President Donald Trump looks likely to pass his 100th day in office without successfully repealing Obamacare, but lawmakers appeared to have avoided a government shutdown for at least another week.
Following a flurry activity on a compromise to a GOP bill shelved last month for lack of support, Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said late Thursday that there wouldn't be a vote on health care this week.
The announcement came after Democrats threatened to oppose even a one-week extension to keep the government's lights on if GOP lawmakers tried to push health care through on Friday or Saturday, which is Trump's 100th day.
Read more http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...tdown-hit-snag-over-health-care-plans-n751936
Following a flurry activity on a compromise to a GOP bill shelved last month for lack of support, Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said late Thursday that there wouldn't be a vote on health care this week.
The announcement came after Democrats threatened to oppose even a one-week extension to keep the government's lights on if GOP lawmakers tried to push health care through on Friday or Saturday, which is Trump's 100th day.
Read more http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...tdown-hit-snag-over-health-care-plans-n751936
