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The Senate's Magnificent Seven Deadly Dwarfs (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)
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Obama Plan to Usurp the Senate's Legislative Power Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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In this July 18, 2017 photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. There are many reasons why the Senate will probably reject Republicans’ crowning bill razing much of “Obamacare.” There are fewer why Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might revive it and avert a GOP humiliation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas makes his way to the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2017. The Senate has been forced to put the Republican's health care bill on hold for as much as two weeks until Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., can return from surgery. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2017. The Senate has been forced to put the Republican's health care bill on hold for as much as two weeks until Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., can return from surgery. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo smiles as she addresses a Democratic Governors joint news conference during the National Governor's Association meeting to highlight the damaging impact they contend the pending Senate health care bill would have on their states at the second day of the NGA meeting Friday, July 14, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo responds to a reporter's question as she addresses a Democratic Governors joint news conference during the National Governor's Association meeting to highlight the damaging impact they contend the pending Senate health care bill would have on their states at the second day of the NGA meeting Friday, July 14, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Puerto Rico's New Progressive Party Gov. Ricardo Rossello addresses a Democratic Governors joint news conference during the National Governor's Association meeting to highlight the damaging impact they contend the pending Senate health care bill would have on their states at the second day of the NGA meeting Friday, July 14, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Louisiana Democratic Gov. John Edwards addresses a Democratic Governors joint news conference during the National Governor's Association meeting to highlight the damaging impact they contend the pending Senate health care bill would have on their states at the second day of the NGA meeting Friday, July 14, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Connecticut Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy addresses a Democratic Governors joint news conference during the National Governor's Association meeting to highlight the damaging impact they contend the pending Senate healthcare bill would have on their states at the second day of the NGA meeting Friday, July 14, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, flanked by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, urges members of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee to approve a pair of bills to extend state's cap and trade program, Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Newly-elected Oklahoma state Sen. Michael Brooks poses for a photo on the floor of the state Senate during a tour of the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Brooks won his Senate seat in a special election Tuesday, July 11, 2017, held to fill the Senate district 44 seat vacated when Sen. Ralph Shortey resigned. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Newly elected Oklahoma state Sen. Michael Brooks, right, poses for a photo with his wife, Jessica Martinez-Brooks, left, on the floor of the state Senate during a tour of the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Brooks won his Senate seat in a special election Tuesday, held to fill the Senate district 44 seat vacated when Sen. Ralph Shortey resigned. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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The Sussex Declaration was used to argue for proportional House membership but equal Senate representation.
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Members of the New York state Senate appear on the floor of the Senate chamber during a special legislative session at the Capitol on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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Demonstrators protesting a Senate healthcare bill hold signs in Cleveland on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. U.S. Sen. Rob Portman announced his opposition to the current Senate health care bill on Tuesday, after days of political pummeling that ended with the vote delayed. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, joined by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., left, speaks during a new conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017, about the Senate Republicans health care bill. Senate Republicans unveil a revised health care bill in hopes of securing support from wavering GOP lawmakers, including one who calls the drive to whip his party's bill through the Senate this week "a little offensive." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, pauses as he speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. Senate Republicans unveil a revised health care bill in hopes of securing support from wavering GOP lawmakers, including one who calls the drive to whip his party's bill through the Senate this week "a little offensive." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, talks with his chief of staff Sharon Soderstrom, right, and communications staff director Antonia Ferrier, left, as they walk to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. Senate Republicans unveil a revised health care bill in hopes of securing support from wavering GOP lawmakers, including one who calls the drive to whip his party's bill through the Senate this week "a little offensive." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., looks out after boarding an elevator Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. Senate Republicans unveil a revised health care bill in hopes of securing support from wavering GOP lawmakers, including one who calls the drive to whip his party's bill through the Senate this week "a little offensive." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
