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Republicans fail on health care. Here's why the rest of Trump's agenda won't be 'so easy,' either

  • Written by Patrick T. Hickey, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
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Passing legislation is always a difficult, messy task. America’s highly polarized political environment, with party activists demanding ideological purity on both sides of the aisle, makes that task even harder.

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