Democrats accused President Trump of trying to sabotage the nation's health-care system through his decision to halt payments to insurers meant to shore up the system, while Republicans countered that he is just pushing for a hard bargain.
"That’s my fight, that’s my mission,” the House minority leader said amid calls for her and other senior Democrats to quit their leadership roles and make way for a new generation.
The decision from the Republican senator from Maine, who faces reelection in 2020, keeps a key moderate voice in the closely divided Senate. She has opposed efforts to revamp the Affordable Care Act, and she is not a certain vote for a tax overhaul under discussion now.