Later, he just chortled when asked if he was confident the measure would pass, a victory that would elude him if just three of the 52 GOP senators voted no.
McConnell said he expected a "discussion draft" of the bill to be released Thursday with a likely vote next week, NBC News reported. House Republicans wrangled with a similar dynamic when drafting their bill earlier this year. "Almost half of voters, 49 percent, disapprove of the bill".
"I know the president has been on the phone extensively with the leader and with key senators so I don't know if he's seen the legislation or not", said Spicer.
"If it's an effort to rush it from a small group of people straight to the floor on an up or down vote, it'll be a problem", Mr Rubio told CNN.
"The leadership has made it clear we're going to vote", Thune said. A draft of the measure is expected to be completed this week.
The new data arrives as Democrats in recent days have increased their efforts to gum up the works, vowing to slow the Republican's attempt to ram their bill through with little or no debate. This may be hard in the upper chamber, where different members of the party are divided on whether Medicaid - a healthcare programme for the poor - should be protected or trimmed down.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the National Association of Manufacturers Summit in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2017.
"I think that their strategy is great on two levels", explained Iadarola. But somemoderates have raised concerns that the bill may go too far in scaling back funding for the Medicaid health program for the poor, eliminate funding for the women's health organization Planned Parenthood and weakening protections for people with so-called "pre-existing conditions".
US, Canada and Mexico ag representatives discuss NAFTA
The U.S.is the biggest export market for Canadian beef and pork and the U.S. buys about two-thirds of Canada's canola oil. Too bad, President Trump , who bashed the agreement during his campaign, wasn't there to enjoy a few scoops as well.
Unless those ideas come from Senate Democrats, of course, in which case the 13 Republican men writing the secret legislation behind closed doors aren't interested. Angus King of ME, are expected to oppose the proposed health care bill, and are attempting to convince just three of the 52 Republican senators to join them in their opposition to the bill, which needs just a simple majority to pass.
"It's not being written by us", Lee said, noting he was a member of the so-called working group.
"Senate Republicans face an uphill climb in crafting a version of the AHCA that will get majority public support, even in red states", said Program for Public Consultation Director Steven Kull.
Blaming Democrats the most were Republicans.
The House of Representatives already has passed its version of an Obamacare repeal.
"They were happy with Obamacare".
"The Senate will soon have a chance to turn the page on this failed law", McConnell said, referring to Obamacare.
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