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Paul Ryan on the AHCA last Thursday: "It really comes down to a binary choice. This is the closest we will ever get to repealing and replacing Obamacare. The time is here. The time is now."
Paul Ryan when asked on CNN if the bill could pass the House today: "That's — no offense, that's kind of a goofy question…"
Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to worry about in-person voting — with nearly two in three seeing it as a large or moderate risk to their health — according to this week's installment of the Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
Why it matters: This could pose a significant disadvantage for Joe Biden and other Democratic candidates in November if the pattern holds — especially in states where high infection rates persist, or where there are significant hurdles to mail-in, absentee or early voting.
President Trump said in an interview with “Axios on HBO” that he thinks the coronavirus is as well-controlled in the U.S. as it can be, despite dramatic surges in new infections over the course of the summer and more than 150,000 American deaths.
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