WASHINGTON — Election season will bring a reckoning for members who took controversial positions on health care issues over the past year, and an opportunity for new members to make a mark in the next Congress.
Some long-serving members such as Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Republican Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona risk losing their seats as the political ground has shifted under them. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican running for the Senate, leads a state that has pursued cutting-edge health care affordability proposals. And the race to replace Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) draws a contrast between two different philosophies on health care.
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WASHINGTON — Election season will bring a reckoning for members who took controversial positions on health care issues over the past year, and an opportunity for new members to make a mark in the next Congress.
Some long-serving members such as Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Republican Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona risk losing their seats as the political ground has shifted under them. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican running for the Senate, leads a state that has pursued cutting-edge health care affordability proposals. And the race to replace Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) draws a contrast between two different philosophies on health care.
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