Senate Republicans are delaying their effort to vote on legislation repealing ObamaCare until after the July 4 recess after a number of members said they opposed the current bill.
“He simply said I think we need more time to work on it, we don’t have the votes right now,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) told reporters after the meeting.
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“We will not be on the bill this week,” McConnell (R-Ky.) told dozens of reporters later on Tuesday. “We’re going to continue the discussions in our conference”
The House pulled back on a vote on its own ObamaCare repeal bill in March amid widespread defections. After more deal-making, a new bill was brought to the floor and passed.
Senate GOP leaders will be hoping for a similar situation next month, though they also risk opposition to the bill rising over the July 4 recess.
“The hope is that we can at least come to an agreement on what we can get enough votes on and turn to it as soon as we come back. But we’ll see,” said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla)
“This is a very important issue dealing with people’s healthcare and I’d rather do it right than do it fast.”
Several senators said McConnell wants to have a vote when the Senate returns from its recess in July. they said they would be working the rest of the week on changes to the bill, with the hope of getting a new score from CBO by the time they return to Washington.
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McConnell abruptly delays vote on GOP healthcare bill after Republican revolt https://t.co/UppL5ltHiO pic.twitter.com/t0MDADuWso
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Scrap the whole thing and start over.
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