GOP eyes Senate health care vote next week, amid grumbling

Sen. John McCain, when asked by CNN's Manu Raju on Tuesday if he was satisfied by the current process, said no.

"The sort of typical regular stuff you do in the Senate that they just go along with, they will start fighting because of the secrecy that has shrouded the ACHA", explained co-host Michael Shure.

"It's apparently being written by a small handful of staffers for members of the Republican leadership", said Lee of the bill, using a Facebook video for an unusually public swipe at GOP leaders.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said that he hasn't seen the bill, "nor have I met any American that has", according to Bloomberg News.

"I just don't know how it's going to end up right now", Corker said. In an interview with a local ABC affiliate last week, Johnson said he was "not sure" that Republicans would be able to muster 50 votes for their plan.

Senate Republicans gave themselves the goal of having the new bill passed by the July 4th recess, but as it gets closer their timeline is getting more hard to reach. "I don't think it gives enough time to thoroughly analyze the bill, but we'll see when it comes out".

Democrats have also lambasted McConnell for writing the sweeping legislation in closed-door meetings.

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Republicans are reportedly crafting the legislation behind closed doors. "That to me really is a nonstarter".

Besides Lee, two other conservatives were also complaining.

McConnell said a finalized version of the bill would be released after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) publishes its analysis, which is expected to occur sometime next week. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska could well be another because the bill would take a huge toll on people in her state, which has very high health care costs. All told, the Senate considered the health-care bill for a total of 160 hours. "I think we should have debated it in open, in committee hearings, have both sides bring in witnesses", Sen. "Let's stabilize the markets and then, long-term, work with the Democrats colleagues to actually fix the healthcare system", Johnson said.

The CBO in May estimated that the AHCA would strip 23 million Americans of their health coverage over the next decade, but also would reduce the federal deficit by $119 billion over the same duration.

During a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Mr Schumer made it clear that Democrats did not want to part of a process to repeal and replace Obamacare. For the Senate, Spicer said that McConnell would "determine the Senate schedule that he sees fit".

As an example, Donnelly pointed to the fact that insurers don't know how to plan because Trump continues to threaten to withhold $7 billion in annual cost sharing reduction, or CSR, payments that lower consumers' deductibles and co-pays. Senate leaders are hoping to vote on the bill before Congress takes its July 4 recess.

The Senate's version, if it passes, will undoubtedly be much different. They're all going to oppose it, but they can't ultimately stop it from eventually getting an up-or-down vote. They held the floor Monday evening for a series of speeches in opposition to the bill.

Thus far, Republicans have not yet given one public hearing on the health care bill.

On Tuesday, they continued their protests, using a parliamentary tactic to slow other Senate business. Since amendments are unlimited on a bill like this, one activist has even called on Democrats to introduce 40,000 amendments to keep the Senate on the bill through the 2018 midterms. Once again, the media publish fake news in support of the Democratic Party and its agenda.

But the measure must still pass the House before it can be sent to Trump to sign into law, or veto, and Republican staff members said the legislation violated a constitutional requirement that any bill that raises revenue for the government must originate in the House, something known as a "blue slip" violation.