President Trump tweeted Monday that Senate Republicans wouldnt dare leave Washington before dealing with health care, and GOP leaders later said they could have a new bill drafted as early as this week. <\/p>\n
I cannot imagine that Congress would dare leave Washington without a new HealthCare bill fully approved and ready to go! Trump tweeted at 6:47 a.m., as senators were returning to Capitol Hill after a weeklong recess. <\/p>\n
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) told reporters to expect a tweaked version of the bill this week, with an updated Congressional Budget Office score to follow. <\/p>\n
Hopefully next week well be prepared to take the bill up and vote on it, he added. <\/p>\n
Republicans have less than two weeks to muster 50 votes before Congress six-week August recess. <\/p>\n
At least 10 Republican senators have already declared their opposition to the original draft legislation. <\/p>\n
Some holdouts, like Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), have suggested collaborating with Democrats to fix flaws in the 2010 ObamaCare law. <\/p>\n
Collins told reporters Monday she hopes GOP leaders will introduce more than tweaks in their revised bill, or else I wont be able to support it. <\/p>\n
Hours after Trumps Twitter warning, the White House was more optimistic. <\/p>\n
Were confident that its going to pass before the August recess, said legislative affairs director Marc Short, who conceded that Democrats have been more organized in their [health care] messaging than I think collectively Republicans have. <\/p>\n
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