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Sens. Susan Collins, Rand Paul express doubts about Senate health care bill - ABC News

posted onJune 26, 2017
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Article snippet: Sen. Senate bill “isn’t anywhere close to repeal.” “What we can do is if they cannot get 50 votes, if they get to impasse, I've been telling leadership for months now I'll vote for a repeal," Paul said. "And it doesn't have to be 100 percent repeal. So, for example, I'm for 100 percent repeal, that's what I want. But if you offer me 90 percent repeal, I'd probably would vote it. I might vote for 80 percent repeal.” Paul also proposed whittling down the current version of the bill to areas where Republicans have agreement, and tackling contentious issues later down the road. “If there's dissent on Medicaid, why don't we come back in six months and say, you know what, let's work with Democrats,” Paul said. “I think there's a bill that all 52 Republicans agree on if they keep narrowing the focus.” Republican Sen. Congressional Budget Office] analysis, but I have very serious concerns about the bill,” she told ABC News' Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos, referring to the non-partisan analysis of the legislation’s impact that is expected as early as Monday. The Maine senator said she “respectfully” disagrees with White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway’s assessment that the Senate bill isn’t a “cut” to Medicaid. “Based on what I've seen, given the inflation rate that would be applied in the outer years to the Medicaid program, the Senate bill is going to have more impact on the Medicaid program than even the House bill,” she said. Link to the full article to read more

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