Senate Republicans Work To Gather Votes To Pass Health Care Bill

Shortly after the 142-page bill was distributed, more than a half-dozen GOP lawmakers signaled concerns or initial opposition.

President Trump tweeted a video of his weekly address, which centered on healthcare legislation.

"This is a nasty bill and they are trying to cover it up with little things here and there", said Senator Chuck Schumer, D-NY.

It also would provide more generous tax subsidies than the House bill to help low-income people buy private insurance. We could take a lesson from the courageous activists with disabilities, who staged a peaceful demonstration outside Senator McConnell's office today.

President Trump has acknowledged that the lack of votes from four Senate Republicans puts the health care overhaul on a "very, very narrow path" to the bill being passed, but signaled a willingness to work with them to make changes, Reuters reports.

"We're now at 8 percent", Sandoval said Friday. "Because Obamacare is a direct attack on the middle class, and American families deserve better than its failing status quo".

If the bill is signed into law, millions of low-income and working-class Americans stand to feel the effects most acutely.

"We live in the wealthiest country on Earth".

As we know, the bill was written behind closed doors by Senate Republicans and many Americans, including Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah).

Already conservative GOP Sens.

Heller, who faces a hard re-election fight next year, said he would vote against the bill in its current form but did not rule out supporting a revamped version. And GOP Sen. Susan Collins of ME reiterated her opposition to language blocking federal money for Planned Parenthood, which many Republicans oppose because it provides abortions. He celebrated the bill's narrow passage last month in a Rose Garden event with House Republican leaders.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which represents health insurers covering more than 100 million people in the USA, said it will continue to push for a replacement for Obamacare's coverage requirement as well. The Senate version is expected to be scored as early as next week. In a statement, Hupfer says the necessary solution is "patient-focused, not government-controlled" health care.