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GOP ponders whether Donald Trump helps sell health care

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It was a platform most politicians can only hope for: A captivated, 6,000-person crowd and more than an hour of live, prime-time television coverage to hype the Republican vision for a new health care system. But when PresidentĀ Donald TrumpĀ got around to talking about the Republican plan ā€” about 15 minutes into his speech ā€” he was wildly off message. Instead of preaching party lines about getting the government out of Americansā€™ health decisions and cutting costs, he declared: ā€œAdd some…

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Florida Taxwatch survey finds Florida voters unaware of Constitution Revision Commission

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Few Floridians appear to be aware of the Constitution Revision Commission, according to a new survey meant gauge how much Florida voters know about the process. A new survey from Florida TaxWatch found 77 percent of Florida voters said they havenā€™t heard about recent Constitution Revision Commission meetings. Another 13 percent of respondents, according to the survey, said they only saw, read or heard ā€œa littleā€ about the commissionā€™s activities. Those findings come after months of public hearings across the…

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Americans for Prosperity urges Marco Rubio to be ‘leading voice in effort to passing pro-growth tax reform’

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Americans for Prosperity wants Sen. Marco Rubio to lead the charge to pass pro-growth tax reform. The organization launched its third ad as part of a grassroots campaign urging members of Congress to ā€œun-rig the economy by seizing the opportunity to enact pro-growth tax reform. The digital ad is part of a summer-long effort by Americans for Prosperity to push for broad, pro-growth tax reform. ā€œCongress has a once in a generation opportunity to fix our broken tax code. Americans…

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Jack Latvala: ‘It is very possible I end up announcing something in the near future’

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Sen. Jack Latvala didnā€™t use an appearance at the Tiger Bay Club of Southwest Florida to announce a 2018 gubernatorial bid. Then again, he didnā€™t use it to quash any rumors about his plans for the future. ā€œWe have several members of the press here today, so if I was to specifically make an announcement, then there wouldnā€™t be a reason for them to come to an announcement if I had one,ā€ said the Clearwater Republican when asked what was…

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Chris King picks up Nick Duran’s endorsement in Democrats’ governor race

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Chris King’s performance in the Democratic candidates’ gubernatorial forum earlier this month in Fort Lauderdale apparently won him the backing of at least one South Florida lawmaker, state Rep. Nicholas Duran of Miami. Duran, a freshman who emerged in this year’s Legislative Session as a leading voice for the Democrats on health care policy and anti-addition policy, announced his endorsement of King Wednesday morning, through King’s campaign. “Chris’s performance during the Gubernatorial Forum last week confirmed what I’ve known for…

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Joe Henderson: Lawmakers may write health care bill, but the people always have final say

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If you have many hours to spend on a project where the only sure thing is that you will have a headache at the end, the full text of the U.S. Senate Republican health care proposal is available online. I tried reading it all. I really did. I made it about 20 pages before I realized it was a foolā€™s errand. Read this one snippet, copied and pasted from the actual draft of the bill, and you will understand why:…

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Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote

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In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the July 4 recess, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debating the legislation, two sources said Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered the message to GOP senators at a private lunch attended by Vice President Mike Pence and White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. The decision was described by…

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