Despite the removal of the public option and Medicare expansion, no progressive senators have said whether they’ll switch their vote in protest. In an interview with Vermont Public Radio, former Vermont governor Howard Dean came out against the Senate bill.

Howard Dean: “Honestly, the best thing to do right now is kill the Senate bill and go back to the House and start the reconciliation process, where you only need fifty-one votes and it would be a much simpler bill. You have the vast majority of Americans want the choices. They want real choices. They don’t have them in this bill. This is not healthcare reform, and it’s not close to healthcare reform.”