Once the plan is unveiled, Senate Republicans will face a skeptical public that thinks the House version would be harmful for low-income Americans and people with pre-existing health conditions, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
Senate leaders hope to start debate by Tuesday. Today Senate Republicans' response could be: We learned it from watching you.
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.
So far, the White House's embrace of Senate strategy shows some growth from the five-month-old administration. And another conservative, Sen.
Senate conservatives also seemed wary of the emerging bill. Patty Murray of Washington put Thune and his colleagues on the spot, noting that if the meetings are truly open to "anybody," then Democrats "want to be there so we can let people across the country know exactly how this bill would increase health care costs, undermine women's access to health care, and cut off coverage for millions of families".
Across Capitol Hill, House conservatives are also growing a bit nervous with the lack of clarity on what's about to come out of the Senate.
Sources say top Senate Republicans are finalizing their plan for dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law. He is trying to thread the needle between the ultraconservative and the more moderate members of his caucus.
"I think there is a whole lot of ambiguity, which gives everyone some concern that there isn't enough time to review", Meadows said.
Separately, the bill, which is known as the American Health Care Act, netted the support of the Freedom Caucus with the addition of waivers letting states opt out of community rating and essential health benefits.
Presidential polls: Kovind gets 25000-vote boost as Shiv Sena backs NDA
Sena president Uddhav Thackeray declared the party's decision on Tuesday evening after conferring with senior party leaders. Kovind would become the second Dalit President of India , after KR Narayanan who served as the President from 1997 to 2002.
The comment highlighted Trump's legislative naivete: The bill passed through the body has to save $133 billion, the same amount of money as the House bill, in order to be passed with a straight majority.
Other Democrats in Congress mentioned that they were confident that they were going to be able to make their constituents' needs heard.
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats on Monday evening began using parliamentary maneuvers to slow the chamber's business and call attention to the secret meetings, as reported by NPR. They would hold committee hearings to bring in the affected stakeholders, like health care providers, patient organizations, health care consultants, insurers, and many others.
Activist groups like Indivisible Guide have endorsed the shutdown.
"Just chose to do this in the dark of night", said Schumer.
McConnell says the Senate will likely vote on the bill next week.
The report notes that even the other senators who were not picked to rework and draft a bill that could greatly affect nearly a fifth (17.8 percent) of the country's economy-according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services numbers from 2015-still received on average $115,000 from the two industries.
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