Photo Senator Dean Heller, Republican of Nevada, at the White House in March.
McConnell wants to push the package through the Senate next week, and will succeed if he can limit defections to two of the chamber's 52 Republicans. She's set to appear on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday.
Nevada Senator Dean Heller announced he will not vote for the American Health Care Act as it is now written, making him the fifth GOP senator to say they won't vote for the bill since it was released Thursday morning. That group said the legislation did not go far enough in its repeal of Obamacare.
He indicated the Senate plan met that request.
Former US President Barack Obama has slammed the Republican Party's new healthcare bill, which he said would transfer wealth from the poor to the rich.
Trump said getting approval would require travelling a "very, very narrow path" but that "I think we're going to get there".
It would phase out Obamacare's expansion of the Medicaid programme for the poor more gradually, waiting until after the 2020 presidential election, but would enact deeper cuts starting in 2025.
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"Make no mistake, this bill in the Senate, like the one in the House, would be a u-turn on the progress we've made when it comes to affordable healthcare in the United States", Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-M.D.) said Saturday. "That should be the central issue for Republicans - repealing Obamacare and making health care more affordable".
Democratic Congressman Tom O'Halleran said, "The proposed cuts to Medicaid in this bill are going to devastate rural communities in Arizona and disproportionately impact those who can afford it least".
According to a poll from the Kaiser Famidly Foundation, 55 percent of Americans say the Senate's bill is unfavorable, compared with 30 percent who say it is favorable.
"Page by page, this Republican plan forces Americans to pay more for less, less comprehensive health care coverage", said Sen. He supports the expansion of health savings accounts and giving Americans more freedom in choosing plans that are right for them.
"I'm pleased that we were able to arrive at a draft that incorporates input from so many different members who represent so many different constituents, who are facing so many different challenges", Sen. It contains some key differences from the version the House passed last month.
Republican Senator Rob Portman says he looks forward to reviewing the Congressional Budget Office's fiscal analysis of the GOP proposal.
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