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This is the last week that the House and Senate will be in session together until Sept. 14. Lawmakers are scrambling to get a lot done, including on health care. (Each chamber will be in session alone during a portion of that time.)

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John writes about the politics of health care, and he is the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. You can reach John on Signal at John_Wilkerson.07.

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