Hatch says it may be ‘virtually impossible’ to pass Obamacare replacement

Washington • Just before he began the first hearing on the GOP health care bill, Sen. Orrin Hatch said it may be “virtually impossible” for the Senate to pass an Obamacare replacement this week with possibly four or more defections of GOP senators. Hatch, a Utah Republican who says he is still undecided on whether he’ll support the latest Obamacare repeal effort, opened the Senate Finance Committee hearing Monday noting that he hoped to have a serious discussion of the le