Texas and rand paul of kentucky, two of the five republicans who say they oppose the bill in its current form because it doesnt go far enough to repeal obamacare in their view. I want to go straight to cnn white house correspondent, athena jones. Senator mccon cell givinell is m a handful of days and even less time to consider once the report comes out. What is trump now saying about this bill . Reporter this is interesting, ana. As you said, there is enough opposition to effectively kill this bill and thats why its important to take place behind the scenes and see if they can get it past the finish line and more concern that moderate senators have brought up about people being left behind by this bill in particular due to the cuts to medicaid that are proposed in this bill, well, secretary price insists that people arent going to be left behind in the end. Listen. The plan that we have would put in place would not allow individuals to fall through the cracks and we would not pull the
His administration could have done more. Meanwhile, an uphill battle gets steeper on capitol hill as a fifth republican senator has come out against the healthcare bill. Nevadas dean heller saying he cant support the measure the way it is written right now. Mitch mcconnell hopes to bring the bill up for a vote next week but he has a lot of work to do. In his weekly address the president says hes working with congress to push something through. The American People are calling out for relief and my administration is determined to provide it, and we are working with congress to get a bill to my desk so we can rescue americans from this catastrophe. As families across the nation continue to suffer under this law, i only hope that democrats in congress will have the political courage to help fix what we know to be a catastrophic situation, a total disaster that they have created. The president of the United States right there. We have Fox Team Coverage on this. Garrett tenney will have the
Health care bill. It is on. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell working on the art of the deal put but some gop holdouts. If there is a vote on thursday he may not have enough vote to get that bill through the senate. This comes as President Trump is slamming democrats resistance of the health plan. Watch. Their theme is resist. Their theme should be lets get together and develop but their theme is resist. Its obstruction. The problem is they become obstructionists and the voters happen to like it. Also, President Trump is criticizing the Obama Administration on the russia hacking allegations in the runup to the 2016 election, accusationing the administration of not taking action to stop it to help Hillary Clintons president ial run. We are covering this story from all angles with ryan nobles and brian stealther. What else are we hearing from the president today. Reporter the president has a big fight this weekend and not just democrats but the republicans who are nervous of the bil
Saying the assad regime would pay a heavy price. Good morning. Its tuesday, june 27th. With the grinding down, the cbos assessment of the Senate Health care plan is making it that much harder for republicans to push it through. The Nonpartisan Group found that over the next decade 22 Million People fewer people would be uninsured compared to obama care, and that deficit savings would largely come on the back of cuts in medicaid, spending 772 billion. Of the 15 Million People who would no longer be on medicaid as a result of the new law, the cbo forecast most would not purchase private coverage since the senate bill would encourage them to purchase plans whose premiums and deductibles are too high to be attractive options. The plan would reduce the deficit by 320 billion. At first the cbo premiums would go up, but by 2026 the premiums could be 20 lower compared to obama care. Still, that doesnt account for reductions in coverage for out of pocket costs and changes to subsidies, and the
His administration could have done more. Meanwhile, an uphill battle gets steeper on capitol hill as a fifth republican senator has come out against the healthcare bill. Nevadas dean heller saying he cant support the measure the way it is written right now. Mitch mcconnell hopes to bring the bill up for a vote next week but he has a lot of work to do. In his weekly address the president says hes working with congress to push something through. The American People are calling out for relief and my administration is determined to provide it, and we are working with congress to get a bill to my desk so we can rescue americans from this catastrophe. As families across the nation continue to suffer under this law, i only hope that democrats in congress will have the political courage to help fix what we know to be a catastrophic situation, a total disaster that they have created. The president of the United States right there. We have Fox Team Coverage on this. Garrett tenney will have the