McCain Will Not Support GOP Health Care Bill
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McCain joins two other
McCain said in a statement Friday that he could not support the bill without "knowing how much it will cost, how it will [affect] insurance premiums, and how many people will be helped or hurt by it."
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McCain noted in his statement that he opposes the bill even though it is sponsored by his friend and fellow Republican, Senator
"I take no pleasure in announcing my opposition," McCain said. "The bill's authors are my dear friends, and I think the world of them. I know they are acting consistently with their beliefs and sense of what is best for the country. So am I."
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It is not clear yet whether the
Senate Majority Leader
The bill would send block grants of federal money to the country's 50 states and allow them to shape independent health care plans for the poorest people in their states, rather than having
Numerous Democratic critics of the proposal, along with several major health care groups in the country, say that over the coming years the change in the law would cut millions of people from the insurance rolls.
Earlier versions opposed
Millions more Americans have been able to secure insurance to help pay their health care bills under Obamacare, but
It was McCain's vote in July that defeated the previous health care proposal. McCain showed up to cast his vote despite undergoing surgery for a brain tumor just days earlier.
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