The Latest: 4 GOP senators say they oppose health care bill
Four Republican senators say they are not ready to vote for the
The four are
The four say there are provisions that are an improvement to the current health care system. But they add that the measure fails to accomplish what they have promised to their constituents, "to repeal Obamacare and lower their health care costs."
Sen.
Their opposition puts the bill in jeopardy, since Senate Majority Leader
Paul tells The Associated Press in an interview that the bill released Thursday resembles "Obamacare" too closely and does not go far enough to repeal former President
Paul says that he and the other senators are "definitely open to negotiation" but that they need to make their opposition clear in order to ensure negotiations happen.
McConnell is pushing toward a vote next week but Paul's stance throws that into question.
The protesters have filled a hallway in one of the
Some of the protesters are being escorted individually. Others are much more reluctant to leave and it's taking four or five officers to carry them out.
The protesters are yelling "no cuts to Medicaid" as they are being led away.
One protester says he's with the disability rights group ADAPT.
Minority Leader
Schumer says, "We live in the wealthiest country on earth. Surely we can do better than what the Republican health care bill promises."
House Minority Leader
President
Trump says at the start of a
The president spoke shortly after
The bill faces broad opposition from
Senate Majority Leader
Moments after the 142-page discussion draft was unveiled, McConnell spoke on the
He outlined the
Emerging from the session, McConnell did not answer when asked if he has the votes to pass the
The measure would cut and revamp Medicaid, the health care program for lower-income and disabled people.
It would repeal tax increases Obama's law imposed on higher-income people and medical industry companies to pay for expanded coverage. And it would end the tax penalty Obama's statute imposes on people who don't buy insurance — in effect, ending the so-called individual mandate.
Majority Leader
It faces uniform Democratic opposition. And at least a half-dozen
Lobbyists and congressional aides say the
Senate Majority Leader
McConnell hopes to push the measure through the
Minnesota health care interests cool to Senate health bill
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