The latest Republican effort to repeal/replace the Affordable Care Act, theCassidy-Graham bill, is meeting with some pretty heated rhetoric inopposition — on both sides of the aisle (at least outside ofCongress).

Among other critiques, the Washington Post reports, the bill would “devolve federal healthspending and policy authority to states and could cause millions tolose health insurance.” And not every Republican is happy aboutit.

Democrats, of course, are furious, particularly since theCongressional Budget Office has indicated that it won’t be able toprovide a full breakdown of fallout, should the bill become law,until next week — and that’s past the deadline Republicans have set forthemselves to pass the bill with a mere 51 votes. If they can’t ramthe bill through before September 30, they’ll have to get someDemocratic support for the measure — something that’s more in linewith pink elephants rather than gray ones.

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