by Matthew Rusling
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. lawmakers on Thursday continued the week's marathon session of voting to pass new healthcare legislation
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Senate Republicans unveiled their "skinny bill" hours before they were expected to vote on the legislation.
Lawmakers attempted to pass the new, watered-down healthcare repeal bill as a replacement for Obamacare.
The eight-page draft presented by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls for a repeal of portions of the Obama-era Affordable Care Act.
This came amid a hectic week for U.S. lawmakers, who have been scrambling to pass a bill before the August recess.
Healthcare has been a hot-button issue for several years, and the GOP has kept blasting the controversial Obamacare law.
Critics say Obamacare is unaffordable for many Americans
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Some U.S. insurance companies are getting the jitters as they don't know what the outcome will be, even as they play a central role in the current system.