When Democrats reshaped the American health-insurance system in 2010, Republicans accused them of all manner of legislative foul play: Middle-of-the-night votes. Backroom deals. An enormous, partisan bill jammed through Congress before anyone could find out what was in it. 'Have you read the bill' Hell no you haven't!' an indignant then-House Minority Leader John Boehner thundered on the House floor. The GOP's claims were exaggerated. But as Republicans rushed President Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' through the House this week, they committed just about every procedural misdeed they had ascribed to Democrats back then'and more. The final text of a 1,100-page bill that Speaker Mike Johnson described as 'the most consequential legislation that any party has ever passed' became public just hours before Republicans approved it on a party-line vote. They scheduled a pivotal hearing to begin at 1 a.m. and waived their own rules meant to give lawmakers at least three days to review...
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