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Sen. John McCain to Support New Republican Obamacare Repeal Effort

HeadlineSep 19, 2017

A last-ditch Senate effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act got a major boost Monday when Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey said he’d support the legislation. The governor’s backing prompted Arizona Republican Senator John McCain to say he would “reluctantly” vote yes on the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill. In July, McCain cast one of three Republican votes to narrowly defeat another effort to repeal Obamacare. The Congressional Budget Office won’t be able to fully score the latest     bill’s impacts on the healthcare system and the U.S. economy by a September 30 deadline, meaning senators could vote on legislation whose full effects aren’t understood. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says the Graham-Cassidy bill would cause many millions of people to lose coverage, gut Medicaid, eliminate or weaken protections for people with pre-existing conditions and increase out-of-pocket healthcare costs to individuals, all while showering tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans.

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