POLITICS 07/21/2017 06:34 pm ET | Updated 1 day ago
Senate Referee Rejects Key Pieces Of Repeal Bill, Dealing Major Blow To GOP
Abortion provision is out, potentially making bill toxic for conservatives.
By Jonathan Cohn , Laura Bassett , Matt Fuller The Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act ran into big trouble on Friday afternoon, when the Senate parliamentarian ruled that nearly a dozen key provisions of GOP repeal legislation violate special procedural rules that Republicans are using to pass their bill.
The list of provisions includes a clause, which many conservatives consider essential, that would defund Planned Parenthood and block federal money from helping to pay for insurance policies that cover abortion. Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough also ruled out a six-month “lockout” period for people trying to buy insurance after they have let it lapse ¯ a key policy feature of the Senate bill that insurers say is vital to keeping markets stable.
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