“I really believe we’re going to get 50 Republican votes,” Graham told reporters.
Lindsey Graham
“I really believe we’re going to get 50 Republican votes,” Graham told reporters after a closed-door GOP caucus lunch on Tuesday. “I’ve never felt better about where we’re at.” Paul Ryan
Bill Cassidy
The White House and Ryan have thrown their weight behind the bill as lawmakers are facing an end-of-the-month deadline to pass a repeal bill with a simple majority and avoid a Democratic filibuster.
An ObamaCare repeal bill couldn’t pass the Senate if Republicans needed 60 votes, including the support of at least eight Democrats.
Both Graham and Cassidy have said they have roughly 48 GOP senators willing to support their bill. Lisa Murkowski Susan Collins John McCain Rand Paul
Graham also predicted that some Democrats could be “struggling” to vote no, even though the 48-member conference are all expected to oppose Graham-Cassidy. Chuck Schumer Bernie Sanders
Graham called it “BernieCare,” and asked “so here’s the choice for America: Socialism or federalism?”
