"Currently, for a variety of reasons, we are not ready to vote for this bill, but we are open to negotiation and obtaining more information before it is brought to the floor", the joint statement said.
"Instead of trying to jam this bad bill through Congress on a party-line vote, President [Donald] Trump and Senate Republicans should work with Democrats to strengthen and improve the Affordable Care Act", Warner said.
It's no surprise that Obama came out against the bill, which would eviscerate his signature health care legislation.
Democrats said the bill would result in skimpier policies and higher out-of-pocket costs for many people and erode gains made under Obama that saw roughly 20 million more Americans gain coverage.
It uses a budget gimmick to comply with Senate rules against adding to the federal government's long-term debt.
This vomit-inducing Senate revision of President Donald Trump's initial trashy health care bill was doomed from the time Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell thought it was a good idea to have an all-male GOP lineup working behind closed doors in secret to create it.
The bill is similar to the House version, which was passed in May to much fanfare. Al Franken, D-Minn., about how they say the GOP health care bill could hurt rural Americans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2017.
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Republican Senators are planning to vote on the bill before their July 4th recess.
"To begin with, the draft Senate health care bill makes no change in the law protecting people with pre-existing conditions, no change in Medicare benefits, and increases Medicaid funding at the rate of inflation", Alexander said in a statement. The GOP can afford to lose no more than three Republican votes, or else the bill would face certain defeat.
KODJAK: The plan keeps some popular parts of Obamacare. On paper, the tax would take effect in 2026, generating billions of dollars in revenue every year after. The other lawmakers have been seen as more likely to get to "yes, ".
That's of course not the only problem with the bill.
It repeals nearly all Obamacare taxes. Republicans designed this legislation as a middle-finger to Barack Obama, a genuflect to the insurance lobby, and payback to their rich donors who have a huge tax cut buried in the legislation. The Senate bill would repeal the tax this year.
"My private insurer quadrupled my premiums in a two year period", Gregory said.
The bill would eliminate the requirement that Americans or their employers be required to buy health insurance.
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