The Senators to Watch in the Health Debate
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Matthew Chapman, National Political Writer at Shareblue, discusses the GOP's latest attempt at passing a repeal and replace bill for Obamacare. Chapman notes that there doesn't seem to be a reason for the particular rush, other than trying to get rid of the Affordable Care Act before the start of the year. We discuss Senator John McCain's role in the failure of the last GOP bill and whether he will vote for this one, especially given his close friendship with South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. Chapman adds that Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski is publicly undecided, even though she also voted against the last bill. The Cassidy-Graham bill has a provision that seems especially intended to placate Murkowski: the state of Alaska is exempt from Medicare cap that almost all other states are subject to. Chapman notes that Republicans will be forced to go back to the drawing board and work with Democrats on bipartisan legislation if this latest bill doesn't pass.
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