While House Republicans defend the swiftness with which they’re bringing an Obamacare repeal bill to a vote after a number of last-minute changes, one of their GOP counterparts on the other side of the Capitol said he was “concerned” about their process.
About an hour before the American Health Care Act was scheduled for a vote, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) tweeted that the legislation “should be viewed with caution.”
I appreciate the apparent progress on health care reform in the House of Representatives. I will admit, I’m concerned with the process.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) May 4, 2017
A bill — finalized yesterday, has not been scored, amendments not allowed, and 3 hours final debate — should be viewed with caution.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) May 4, 2017
House Republicans are expected to pass their bill Thursday without seeing an updated Congressional Budget Office score on some major changes they made in the last two weeks to shore up support for the legislation. Among those changes is a waiver option for states to opt out of certain Affordable Care Act insurer mandates.
