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The Cloak-and-Dagger Republican Obamacare Repeal Operation

Senator Rand Paul heard GOP leaders were keeping their health care legislation hidden. So he went to try and find it.
Source: J. Scott Applewhite / AP

Rand Paul said he just wanted to read the bill.

The Kentucky Republican had heard all about legislation House Republicans were drafting to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. He had seen a copy that leaked out last week, which conservatives quickly panned, and which the GOP leadership then dismissed as a draft that was And by Thursday morning, Paul had seen reports that the House was keeping the latest version of legislation that would reshape the U.S. health

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