Not So Fast

Yesterday, 217 House Republicans voted to pass their TrumpCare bill, but it didn’t exactly receive a warm welcome across the Capitol. While Trump and the House GOP were busy taking a premature victory lap in the Rose Garden, Senate Republicans were dismissing the bill out of hand:

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV): “I think it needs a lot of improvement.”

Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV): “We cannot pull the rug out from under states like Nevada that expanded Medicaid, and we need assurances that people with pre-existing conditions will be protected.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC): “A bill — finalized yesterday, has not been scored, amendments not allowed, and 3 hours final debate — should be viewed with caution.”

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN): “We’re writing a Senate bill and not passing the House bill… We’ll take whatever good ideas we find there that meet our goals.”

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME): “This is not a bill I could support in its current form…It really misses the mark.”

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO): “I think there will be essentially a Senate bill.”

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT): “We will be working to put together a package that reflects our member’s priorities with the explicit goal of getting 51 votes.”

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY): “I think there’s still some fundamental problems that I have with it.”