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Thursday, Nov 6 2014

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Business Leaders, Lobbyists Expect Limited Action On Health Care

In exit polls, meanwhile, many GOP voters said they supported a rollback of the health overhaul, but their No. 1 wish was for greater cooperation in Washington, reports The New York Times. Also, McClatchy examines what's important to Latino voters.

But despite plenty of public talk of more aggressive action — like a rollback of the Affordable Care Act or the Dodd-Frank rules passed after the financial crisis — lobbyists, experts on Wall Street and political veterans say the actual legislative agenda will be much more limited. ... While many of the more conservative Republicans elected on Tuesday made their opposition to the Affordable Care Act a touchstone of their campaigns, there is much less appetite on the part of business leaders for wholesale changes to the health care law. For one thing, many of the insurance exchanges are finally working well, and businesses have adapted to the new landscape. Even more important, added demand from the newly insured is likely to increase profits in sectors like hospitals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. (Schwartz and Krauss, 11/5)

In interviews in a half-dozen states where a Republican senator replaced a Democrat, voters said they wanted a rollback of the Affordable Care Act, approval of the Keystone XL pipeline and fixes for immigration problems, among other concerns. But beyond any specific policy, Republican voters’ No. 1 wish was for cooperation between the warring tribes of Washington, where gridlock drove much of the voter backlash at the polls this year.(Gabriel, 11/5)

Latinos nationwide remain firmly in the Democratic camp, but a good chunk of them say the party they generally support doesn’t really care about them, according to a new poll. ... In Florida, Latinos ranked the economy and jobs tops; 46 percent ranked it as one of the most important issues, while 39 percent said immigration restructuring was. Health care/Medicaid was third, at 19 percent, and education was right behind, at 18 percent. Respondents were able to select more than one item. (Adams, 11/5)

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