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  Cruz, Paul want to go ‘nuclear’ on Obamacare repeal
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Last EditedRP  May 16, 2017 01:18pm
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Author Jennifer Haberkorn and Seung Min Kim
News DateTuesday, May 16, 2017 10:20:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionConservative GOP Sens. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are pushing to test the limits of how much of Obamacare can be repealed under Senate rules, setting up a potential “nuclear” showdown.

The firebrands want to overturn long-standing precedent for what can be done under reconciliation, the fast-track budget process the GOP is using to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. They argue Republicans are allowing stale Senate norms to tie their hands and are forfeiting a chance to completely abolish the law.
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