Sen. Mike LeeMike LeeGOP senator impressed by Trumps knowledge of healthcare details Six GOP senators: Shorten or cancel August recess Senate GOP tries healthcare do-over MORE (R-Utah) said in an interview released Tuesday that he felt "fairly impressed" by President Trump's knowledge of healthcare.

I was actually fairly impressed with how many details he did know, Lee toldPolitico's "Off Message" podcast.

Lee's comments come asRepublicanleadership looks to push their bill torepeal and replace ObamaCare to a voteas lawmakers return from theFourth of July recess.

"The bill as it was released a few days ago is not sufficiently conservative for me to vote for it because it doesn't undo what I see as one of the most fatal flaws in the Affordable Care Act," he said, pointing to ObamaCare's regulations.

The Utah senator saidhe will not vote for the billunless it includes an amendment, which he has sponsored with his conservative colleague, Sen. Ted CruzTed CruzGOP senator impressed by Trumps knowledge of healthcare details Demystifying the foggy haze of Federal Reserve policymaking Cruz: 'Crazy' to go into August recess having healthcare plan MORE (R-Texas), that allows insurance companies offer plans that do not meet ObamaCare regulations, as long as they also offer oneplan that does.

In a discussion abouthis new book, "Written Out of History," theRepublican lawmaker also said the Founding Fathers would "loathe" the closed-door process through which Senate GOP leadership crafted the new healthcare legislation, as he did.

"It is not a good thingfroma policy standpoint to negotiate something that is supposed to be enacted by a legislative assembly consisted of elected officials. It is not a good thing to draft, negotiate, change it all behind closed-doorsand thenbring out, telling people, 'You got to pass it to find out what is in it.' It is not a good thing."

Republican lawmakers in the upper chamber are scheduled to receive an updateon the healthcare billduring a closed-door caucus later Tuesday.

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