‘Shoving Americans off a cliff’: Democrats condemn failed healthcare votes as Obamacare subsidies set to expire – live

Chuck Schumer accused Republicans of ‘fighting like hell to kick people off insurance … [and] give sweet giveaways to billionaires and the ultra-rich’

Chris Van Hollen, the Democratic senator from Maryland, was among the lawmakers speaking out against the Trump administration and its actions around Venezuela, taking to the senate floor on Wednesday to call on Congress to block Donald Trump from “using taxpayer dollars to launch a regime change war”.

“Last time I checked, the constitution of the United States gives Congress – this body – the power to decide questions of war or peace,” he said.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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