This morning, @SenateMajLdr informed me that the plan for today is to take up the 2015 clean repeal bill as I've urged.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) July 25, 2017
That, by way of reminder, is the worst of the proposed options: The CBO estimated it would leave 32 million more people uninsured by 2026.
There are also reports that McConnell could try to push through what's being called a "skinny repeal," in which the goal is to repeal the individual mandate, the employer mandate, and the medical device tax.
NEWS: Vote plan as of now per 2 sources with @VaughnHillyard that ends with "skinny" repeal pic.twitter.com/aYqmB9F8iv
— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) July 25, 2017
Also note, the "skinny repeal" option includes passing the bill then conferencing with the House "to work out a bill."
I can't emphasize this enough: Passing legislation and then writing it is authoritarianism. It is not democracy.
Things continue to move. Here's a thread for discussion, info-sharing, and updates.
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