He becomes the fifth GOP senator to say he will not back the bill as it is now written, and the first in Senate Republicans' so-called moderate wing.
Four Republicans quickly came out in opposition - Mr Ted Cruz, Mr Mike Lee, Mr Ron Johnson and Dr Rand Paul - while at least three more Republicans have openly expressed serious concerns.
Senate debates the bill and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said senators will have an opportunity to offer amendments to add to or change the bill. "For Wisconsin families struggling to get ahead, this repeal plan has no heart and people are scared that it will make things worse", Baldwin said.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, deeming his fight a matter of "life and death", vowed Friday "to use every single ounce of energy that I have" to defeat the Republican health care bill to repeal Obamacare.
The GOP-proposed bill would repeal Obamacare's individual mandate, drastically cut back federal support of Medicaid, and eliminate Obamacare's taxes on the wealthy, insurers and others.
He said that the new plan will give Americans less comprehensive health care coverage and estimates that the bill will increase deductibles, defund Planned Parenthood, impose a "crushing age tax" on middle age Americans, and rollback safeguards to prevent lifetime insurance limits.
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Firefighters use a hydraulic lift to inspect the Grenfell Tower block that was destroyed by fire in West London , on June 16. An estimated 4,000 residents of the five high-rises were being relocated while the problems are addressed, said the council.
"Without insurance I don't know what I'm going to do". It is expected to run the same calculations on number of insured and cost of premiums for the Senate draft bill early next week. Sandoval introduced Heller at the press conference with remarks explaining how the Senate bill would lose Nevada hundreds of millions of dollars to cover its low-income population.
Speaking at Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan, the New York Democrat said the draft that his Republican colleagues released after weeks of secret deliberations is "devastating for America and even more devastating for New York". The other lawmakers have been seen as more likely to get to "yes, ".
"This bill may change, but Republicans will only be putting lipstick on a devastating blow to Americans' health care", said Sen. The estimate was released Friday by Arizona's Medicaid agency, which analyzed the effects of the legislation on the state health insurance program for low-income people.
A number of Republicans such as Susan Collins and ME said it was "too soon" to judge the bill until they had had a chance to read it.
The bill also scales back federal funding for Medicaid - which is more than half the spending for the program at the state level. Veteran Senator John McCain said the draft bill was better than Obamacare in "100 ways", but like many Senators wanted to study the bill further and consult with his state's governor.
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