Paul, Cruz, Lee & Johnson Oppose Draft Senate Health Bill, Collins Has Concerns

June 22, 2017 at 7:34 PM
Conservative GOP Sens. Rand Paul (KY), Ted Cruz (TX), Mike Lee (UT) and more moderate Sen. Ron Johnson (WI) announced their opposition to the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, as it is currently constructed, hours after its release. Paul expressed frustration that the repeal bill does not go far enough and Johnson doesn’t think there are enough provisions to bring premiums down. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said the bill is open for changes in order to get to...


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