As Senate Prepares For Vote, Susan Collins Says She Simply Cannot Support Health Care Plans

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on health care next week, though it’s unclear whether they’ll take up a revised version of their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act or a bill that would just repeal the health care law.

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she doesn’t support either. Speaking to reporters on Friday, she referenced the findings of Congressional Budget Office report on the repeal-only bill.

“That would lead to 32 million people losing health insurance coverage. So I simply cannot support that approach,” she says.

And as for a plan to repeal and replace the ACA, Collins says she’s still opposed, citing drastic cuts to Medicaid.

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