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GOP Senators Express Doubt About Health Care Vote
</p> Johnson said there won’t be enough time for his Wisconsin constituents to digest the bill and give him their feedback under the current schedule.
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</p> Johnson said there won’t be enough time for his Wisconsin constituents to digest the bill and give him their feedback under the current schedule.
</p> In comparison, the version the House passed May 4 would increase the uninsured population by 23 million over a decade, the CBO said last month.
</p> Aides to the organization said they were “disappointed” the bill did not do enough to repeal the 2010 law, NBC reported.
</p> Republican leadership wants a vote on the bill before Congress leaves at the end of the week for its Fourth of July recess, but some GOP senators are doubtful that’s going to happen.
That vote would kick off an expected 20 hours of debate on the bill and tee up a vote on the final legislation by the end of this week.</p> “I’m a ‘no’ on it unless the bill changes,” Sen.
</p> The bill would boost Capitol Police funding by $29.2 million to $422.5 million for fiscal 2018.
</p> When the health care bill ultimately gets called up, Democrats and Republicans alike will have opportunities for firing off amendments in the free-for-all that is the vote-a-rama.
</p> Here are some of their responses. </p>Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill.
But Spicer did not take a position on Trump’s behalf when asked if the president wants the Senate to vote on its health bill this week no matter what.
</p> Trump on Friday entered the ornate East Room of the White House to sign a bill tailored to help military veterans get better care.
</p> Why?</p> “He expected Clinton would win,” Trump tweeted about his predecessor.
</p> That’s one tactic of many that Democrats and aligned groups are using to prevent the bill from clearing the Senate and replacing the 2010 health care law.
</p> The quartet wields enough influence to sink the legislation should they all choose to vote against the bill.
</p> The president acknowledged the uphill struggle ahead, saying health care is the kind of issue on which bill-writers “do something that’s good for one group, but bad for another.”
BY BILL CLARK and TOM WILLIAMS</p> A busy week in politics was capped off with the unveiling on Thursday of the Republican’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.
</p> “This bill that’s currently in front of the United States Senate is not the answer. It’s simply not the answer.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Tuesday’s results have sparked yet another round of party infighting, between the DCCC, which claimed Wednesday morning that “the House is in play,” and those who are concerned
</p> The White House did not issue any paper statement about the bill, either under Trump’s name or that of any senior official.
</p> In the tweet, however, the president signaled he may insist on changes to the bill, writing that he envisions “making it really special!”
</p> “As I have consistently stated, if the bill is good for Nevada, I’ll vote for it and if it’s not — I won’t,” said Heller, who faces re-election next year.</p> Sen.