"I think this will be about as transparent as it could be", he said.
"So we're very concerned that essentially Congress is about to "repeal and replace ObamaCare" with ObamaCare on steroids".
Between this and the remarks about the Russians hacking the bill, McCain may have simply resorted to trolling reporters asking him about a bill he has not seen.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by, from left, Sen.
Once the bill is out in public, a vote should come quickly.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellMitch McConnellTrio of conservative Republicans rip Senate healthcare process McCain: No American has seen healthcare bill, but I'm sure Russian Federation has McConnell: Healthcare bill to be revealed Thursday MORE (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that a "discussion draft" of the bill would be presented to Republicans on Thursday, giving lawmakers about a week to review it. Some Senate Republicans have set an informal June 30 deadline to pass their version of the health care bill, leaving 10 legislative days to do so. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said last month that Republicans did that in their House bill.
Democrats charge Republicans haven't hit the target the HELP committee and accuse them of using budgetary tricks.
US State Department presses North Korea to release detained Americans
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m.at Wyoming High School, where Warmbier was an athlete and salutatorian of his 2013 class. There will be more interviews and records reviewed. "Hard labor in North Korea means torture", the deputy AG continued.
Any legislation the Senate passes would head back to the House for consideration before President Trump can sign it into law.
Democrats can't block Republicans from passing a health-care bill, since all the GOP needs is a simple majority using budget rules. One proposal would phase out the PPACA's Medicaid expansion over three years beginning in 2020 or 2021 and would eventually curb the Medicaid growth rate more strictly than did the House-passed bill. A small group of Republican senators has been working in private for weeks, shielding from public view the bill and the negotiations surrounding it.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the Republican plan does "not yet" do enough to reduce premiums, a key GOP goal, and said it needed to go further in easing Obama's coverage requirements. Sen.
Reports indicate that the Senate bill could build on the House bill's Medicaid cuts, leaving even more vulnerable Americans out in the cold.
Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Lehigh, called talks on the bill "a work in progress".
Senate conservatives also seemed wary of the emerging bill.
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voting against it. Democrats unanimously supported the bill after they were able to add an amendment to it imposing new sanctions against Russian Federation, too. They fear McConnell will jam the legislation through the Senate with little debate, limiting their chance to scrutinize the bill and whip up opposition against it. "We're just not there yet", the Utah Republican said, adding he is confident the Senate could vote next week.
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