Article snippet: It's a day of dueling health care plans on Rick Santorum. The Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson plan proposes to send federal money spent on the Affordable Care Act to states in the form of block grants — an idea Santorum pitched to Graham while they were in a barbershop. Their plan would eliminate the medical device tax, the employer mandate and the individual mandate. The clock is ticking for Congress to pass any repeal or replacement bill in the Senate, which requires a minimum of just 50 votes under the process known as reconciliation. After Sept. 30, legislation will need at least 60 senators to sign on. So far, Graham's plan has been met by lukewarm reactions from conservatives who seem exhausted by repeal and replace efforts and those who don't think its proposed changes go far enough. Some GOP senators have already seemed to move on, including the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Kellyanne Conway said on Fox News last week that President Donald Trump would be willing to sign the bill. Today, Graham made a direct plea to Trump for his support. "Mr. President, help us," said Graham. "Pick up the phone. Call some governors ... Mr. President, help us, because we're trying to help you." After the press conference, Trump released a statement that praised the effort, he but stopped short of offering support. "I applaud the Senate for continuing to work toward a solution to relieve the disastrous Obamacare ... Link to the full article to read more