Meanwhile, Kentucky is might lose $5.9 billion in federal funding for health care coverage. Senator Rand Paul is strongly against the Graham-Cassidy bill.
“No one is more opposed to Obamacare than I am, and I’ve voted multiple times for repeal. The current bill isn’t repeal” said Sen. Paul in a recent tweet.
Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine are also leaning against the proposed Obamacare replacement. Political observers suggested that both lawmakers will eventually vote “no”.
In July, Collins and Murkowski joined McCain in voting against the GOP’s “skinny repeal” plan.
On Sunday, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said he does support the Graham-Cassidy bill. “Right now, they don’t have my vote,” according to him during a panel discussion at the Texas Tribune festival.
Sen. Cruz added that Sen Mike Lee of Utah will probably oppose the legislation too. He said, “I don’t think they have Mike Lee’s vote, either.” He explained that both of them proposed amendments to the Graham-Cassidy bill to further lower Obamacare premiums. However, their proposals were not included in the latest draft of the bill.
