To some Republicans, it was still a repeal-only bill that Collins, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski say they would oppose. That answer may satisfy neither conservatives nor moderates, losing those conservatives who think the replacement bill keeps too much of the Affordable Care Act and the moderates who think it does away with too much of Obamacare. Lawmakers could say they approved of opening debate on health care so they could vote for whichever version they support: a repeal-only bill or an actual ACA replacement. Republicans reportedly discussed adding back about $200 billion to a Medicaid program that their bill would severely cut. And that’s to say nothing of Lee, who joined with Moran on Monday to sink the replacement legislation over concerns that it did not do enough to repeal Obamacare.

Source: Huffington Post July 20, 2017 05:15 UTC