Senate Republicans Making Another Attempt At Trumpcare 2.0

Senate Republicans are trying yet again to come up with legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Via the New York Times:

The measure, sponsored by Mr. Graham and Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, is a last-ditch effort by Republicans to fulfill their seven-year-old promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Supporters say it is gaining traction in the Senate, but it remains several votes shy of passage.

Under the bill, millions could lose coverage, Medicaid would see the same magnitude of cuts that earlier repeal bills extracted, and insurers in some states could charge higher premiums to people with pre-existing conditions. The Senate Republican leadership has been taking the pulse of its caucus, trying to determine whether it can muster enough votes.

A clock is ticking. If the Senate does not vote by the end of next week, it will become nearly impossible to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The drive to kill the bill will lose the procedural protections that allow it to pass the Senate with a simple majority, rather than the 60 votes that would otherwise be needed to overcome a filibuster.

As a cancer survivor, I'm personally concerned about the bill. I pay for my own health insurance and having my premiums jump even higher because of a disease I beat 8 years ago is clearly untenable.

According to political prognosticators, the Republicans don't quite have the 50 votes they need to pass the bill.

Call 202-224-3121 and ask for your senator's office and let them know this is a bad deal for America.

Sen. Lindsey Graham pitches the Graham-Cassidy bill: “Obamacare is failing for a reason. It’s a bad idea” https://t.co/matqJ8EzQF

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