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Representative Jason Chaffetz said low-income Americans should invest in health-care expenses rather than a new iPhone.
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President Trump the “wonderful” new health-care legislation released by House Republicans on Monday, while some GOP lawmakers for not going far enough to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell he would bring the bill to the Senate floor if and when it passes the House. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Trump has about his claims that former President Obama ordered a wiretap on thousands of documents allegedly taken from the CIA. All 100 U.S. senators urging the Trump administration to do more to respond to the new wave of threats against Jewish facilities across the country.

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