Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to produce a fresh bill in about a week scuttling and replacing much of President Barack Obama's health care law. McConnell's comments suggested that to show progress on health care, Republicans controlling the White House and Congress might have to negotiate with Democrats. While the current, wide-ranging GOP health care bill has procedural protections against a Democratic Senate filibuster, a subsequent, narrower measure wouldn't and would take 60 votes to pass. Democrats acknowledge Obama's law needs changes that would help curb the growth of health care costs. Moran, who'd previously said he doesn't support the bill, said health care is "almost impossible to solve" with the slim GOP majority in the Senate.

Source: ABC News July 07, 2017 07:42 UTC