Graham-Cassidy 🤕 Updater 8

The reconciliation approach to repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act appears to be done for FY2017. Per Axios, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), sponsors of the last of reconciliation-based legislation, announced yesterday that they had asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) not to hold a vote because the legislation would not pass.

Opposing Senators?

• All 46 Democrats
• Both Independents Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Angus King (I-ME)
• John McCain, R-AZ; statement
• Rand Paul, R-KY, statement
• Ted Cruz, R-TX, as of Sunday morning, per Politico
• Susan Collins, R-ME, per Fox

What’s in this version of the bill?

• Politico
• Axios

Where can I read the bill?

• Draft bill text

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