Murkowski on Republican health care bill: I need time to ‘run the numbers’
Murkowski said she still doesn't know what might be in the bill in development under Senate Majority Leader
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But "I don't know whether we're actually going to see bill text, or whether it's going to be general comments, which won't be helpful for us," Murkowski said.
Murkowski said she needs to "run the numbers" on any proposed legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and its tax, funding and Medicaid provisions.
"I need to be able to know exactly what the impact of any proposal will do on our various populations" in
In the meantime, the senator said, she's been trying to get modeled information from the
But with potentially less than a week between the bill reveal and a vote, Murkowski said she's unsure if it's possible to get the data.
"I'm not sure that we've even got the models built in
Despite her concerns, Murkowski could not say whether the timing of the bill would prevent her vote in favor of legislation, since she had no idea what will be in it.
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