Late-Night Hosts Tear Into Senate Health Care Bill

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The late-night hosts on Thursday took their cracks at Senate Republicans’ newly unveiled health care bill, which makes deep cuts to Medicaid and allows insurance companies more power over what their plans cover and how much they cost. But Jimmy Fallon noticed something else tucked into the legislation.

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“The new Senate health care bill: It’s a mean, beautiful, heartless, amazing travesty of an accomplishment.”

“Musical chairs: Whoever doesn’t have a chair at the end doesn’t get health care.”

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