The Latest: 2 GOP senators won’t support health bill
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The two senators issued separate statements late Monday saying they can't support the legislation. They join two other Republican senators,
With just a 52-48 majority in the
Lee says he can't support the bill because it doesn't repeal all of the Obamacare taxes and doesn't go far enough to lower premiums.
Moran says, "We should not put our stamp of approval on bad policy."
A third Republican senator is signaling he may not back his party's health care bill when it finally comes to a vote. That puts the high-profile legislation in deep jeopardy.
Conservative
Johnson tells reporters such comments are "troubling" and "a real breach of trust."
He says he's no longer urging colleagues to vote to begin debate on the measure. That vote is now expected as early as next week.
The measure will be derailed if three of the 52
A conservative Republican who is running to unseat
The
Ward is a former state senator who sought to unseat Sen.
She calls Flake ineffective but acknowledges ousting an incumbent is difficult. But Ward points to Trump's surprise win in 2016 and says "times have changed."
Foes from left and right are using the delayed vote on the Republican health care bill to make it as politically toxic as possible for wavering
But the postponement also gives Majority Leader
McConnell signaled Monday that days of bargaining and persuasion with reluctant colleagues lay ahead. He says the only way to prevail "is with continued hard work, and that's just what we intend to do. "
The
Third GOP senator indicates he might oppose health care bill
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