Senators Lee and Moran pull support killing current version of Obamacare 2.0 bill
A Monday evening meeting between President Trump and six GOP senators won’t have the effect intended, as Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Sen. Jerry Moran issued a joint statement indicating that neither would vote to move the current version of the Republican health care bill forward.
My colleague @SenMikeLee and I will not support the MTP to this version of BCRA. #HealthcareBill
— Jerry Moran (@JerryMoran) July 18, 2017
My colleague @JerryMoran and I will not support the MTP to this version of BCRA #HealthcareBill
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) July 18, 2017
For the same reasons I could not support the previous version of this bill, I cannot support this one. #HealthcareBill
— Jerry Moran (@JerryMoran) July 18, 2017
My full statement opposing this version of BCRA: pic.twitter.com/CUq4Kibe0I
— Jerry Moran (@JerryMoran) July 18, 2017
Here is my statement explaining why I will vote no on the BCRA motion to proceed: https://t.co/lDpIGDS456
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) July 18, 2017
Well, then … that’s it for this version of the legislation.
NEW: Mike Lee and Jerry Moran OPPOSE the Senate health care bill. (If you’re counting, that means it’s dead as written.)
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) July 18, 2017
Mike Lee now says he’ll vote no on the Senate GOP Healthcare bill, joining Rand Paul in in acting to let Obamacare stand.
— Brit Hume (@brithume) July 18, 2017
This is exactly right regarding the real life consequences of not even letting this bill come to the Senate floor https://t.co/MwIF9YRvPU
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) July 18, 2017
Now four GOP “no”s to latest version of Obamacare repeal in Senate. Max 48 votes in favor. This version is dead https://t.co/cZY16iXEQl
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) July 18, 2017
Current status of Senate health bill pic.twitter.com/9YeQkY2JLf
— Daniel Lin (@danwlin) July 18, 2017
The Senate health care bill, as written, is dead. https://t.co/HCPVtuWdXa
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) July 18, 2017