“If the House passes this bill, it will increase costs and hurt working class families for generations to come.” Former Pres. Obama condemned the GOP megabill, warning that millions of Americans could potentially lose access to health care “because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.” Obama urged his social media followers to call their representative and “tell them to vote no on this bill.”

to the GOP agenda. The House launched debate before midnight and by dawn the vote was called, 215-214, with Democrats staunchly opposed. It next goes to the Senate.

“To put it simply, this bill gets Americans back to winning again

The outcome caps an intense time on Capitol Hill, with days of private negotiations and public committee hearings, many happening back-to-back, around-the-clock. Republicans insisted their sprawling 1,000-page-plus package was what voters sent them to Congress — and Trump to the White House — to accomplish.

They believe it will be “rocket fuel,” as one put it during debate, for