Those subsidies are expected to be linked to income, a "major improvement" from a healthcare overhaul bill passed in the House of Representatives that tied them exclusively to age, Republican Senator Susan Collins said on Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pauses as he speaks following a closed-door strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Sen.
"I don't think anybody has seen any final text", the South Dakota Republican said. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Republicans will have a "discussion draft" of a GOP-only bill scuttling former President Barack Obama's health care law by Thursday. In these sessions lawmakers are trying to resolve internal disputes over how to reduce the insurance coverage standards that Obama's law requires, cut the Medicaid health care program for the poor and eliminate taxes Obama levied on higher earners and the medical industry.
"I haven't seen [the bill] yet either, even though I've been a member of this working group among Senate Republicans assigned to help narrow some of the focus", Utah Sen. "People across the country are suffering pain and the pain is getting worse as insurance companies are pulling out".
Democrats accuse Republicans of sabotaging Obamacare, and say the Republican healthcare bill is aimed at cutting taxes for the wealthy.
Some Republican senators voiced concern on Wednesday about the rush to consider the major legislation as their party's leaders prepare to unveil it.
Johnson's remarks make him one of the first Republican senators to publicly indicate some form of opposition to the bill - in this case, specifically when it comes to the legislation's speed of passage. "I'd find it hard to believe we'll have enough time", he said, adding that if he did not get enough information, "I won't be voting yes".
McConnell can only afford to lose the support of two Republican senators, in which event Vice President Mike Pence could cast a tie-breaking vote. All Democrats seem certain to oppose the bill.
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As Democrats demand more transparency, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and allies are scrambling to piece together a health care bill that can garner 50 votes in the Senate.
When the Senate writes a major new piece of legislation, it usually circulates draft versions and holds public hearings for experts' testimony, before scheduling a vote. But negotiations have been plagued from the start by tensions between moderates and conservatives. Capito and Portman lead a group of Republicans who favor phasing out Medicaid expansion over seven years instead of reversing it more quickly.
The Senate proposal would also impose annual limits on the federal Medicaid funds that would go to each state, which would tighten even further by the mid-2020s.
"That makes members sad, but we have important work to do, and I will say quite a few members have expressed that sentiment at each recess we've had", the Texas Republican told reporters on Tuesday.
"What we have with Obamacare has failed the American people", the Wyoming senator replied.
Moderate Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she didn't know how she'd vote, saying, "What is the deal we have?" "That's an issue", she said. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said it would be "a non-starter" if the developing bill's subsidies are as large as Obama's. "My promise to the voters was to repeal Obamacare, and it looks more like we're keeping a good chunk of Obamacare", Paul told The Boston Globe.
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