- Maine senator calls bill ‘deeply flawed’ and says she will not vote for it
- Number of Americans with cover would be ‘reduced by millions’, CBO finds
The latest Republican bill to repeal Obamacare appears doomed to fail after a key senator came out strongly against it within minutes of an analysis which said the plan would strip health insurance from “millions” of Americans.
Moments after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a partial analysis of the Republicans’ plan, Maine Senator Susan Collins announced she would not vote for the bill, and called it “deeply flawed”.
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Ted Cruz joins Republicans ranged against Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill
Effort to replace ACA appears doomed as Cruz indicates Lee will follow him and Collins says it is ‘very difficult’ for her to envision voting for the bill
The Trump administration’s latest efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) appeared to be disintegrating over the weekend, as a growing number of Republican senators indicated they would vote against the so-called Graham-Cassidy bill.
Related: Trump attacks McCain and other Republicans over healthcare failure
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Trump attacks McCain and other Republicans over healthcare failure
- President says veteran Republican senator has ‘let Arizona down’
- McCain seemed to have dashed GOP hopes of repealing Obamacare
Donald Trump went on the attack on Twitter on Saturday morning over the latest failure of the Republican-controlled Senate to pass healthcare reform.
Related: 'All hands on deck': protesters to target healthcare bill at rallies across US
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John McCain on healthcare: ‘Attempt at a strictly Republican bill cannot succeed’
The US senator has expressed his opposition to the latest Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act – here is his statement in full
- John McCain says he can’t vote for Republican plan to replace Obamacare
The US Senator John McCain of Arizona released the following statement today on healthcare reform:
As I have repeatedly stressed, healthcare reform legislation ought to be the product of regular order in the Senate. Committees of jurisdiction ...
John McCain says he can’t vote for Republican plan to replace Obamacare
Republican senator’s stance will make it increasingly difficult for party leaders to get the votes they need to eliminate the Affordable Care Act
- Read John McCain’s statement in full
John McCain said on Friday he could not “in good conscience” vote for the latest Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), dealing a potentially fatal blow to the plan.
Related: Republicans' new health bill would hit women hardest, experts say
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Last-gasp Republican effort to repeal Obamacare gains momentum
- Chuck Schumer issues ‘red alert’ ahead of 30 September deadline
- Senate plan would divert Medicaid funding and tax credits to states
A handful of Republican senators are attempting to revive the healthcare repeal effort that appeared all but dead and buried when Congress left Washington for the summer.
The last-gasp effort is gaining momentum on Capitol Hill as Republicans confront a narrowing window in which to dismantle Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) on a party-line vote.
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Sanders: Republican party has ‘no credibility’ on healthcare – video
Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders slammed Republicans on Wednesday as he unveiled legislation that would expand the Medicare health insurance program for the elderly to all Americans. ‘To my Republican colleagues, please don’t lecture us on healthcare,’ Sanders said at an event on Capitol Hill. ‘You, the Republican Party, have no credibility on the issue of healthcare’
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Unpopular, unrealistic policies plague the Republican tax reform battle
Congressional Republicans returned to Washington from their August recess with a lot of things on their to-do list, chief among them Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and keeping the government running. But President Trump has also begun putting intense pressure on Republicans to take on tax reform.
Republicans must start the Tax Reform/Tax Cut legislation ASAP. Don't wait until the end of September. Needed now more than ever. Hurry!
— Donald J. T...
Trump’s vacation message to McConnell: ‘Get back to work’
Trump suggests Senate majority leader should step down if he continues to fail to advance president’s agenda, including healthcare and tax reform
Donald Trump has suggested that Mitch McConnell should step down if the Republican leader in the Senate does not successfully get the president’s agenda passed on Capitol Hill.
Speaking to reporters at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is spending a working vacation, Trump was asked if McConnell should stand down. “I’l...