Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said a bipartisan bill to temporarily stabilizeObamacare’s insurance markets has enough support to pass theSenate, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’s waiting forassurances from President Donald Trump before heallows a vote.
The bill introduced by Tennessee Republican LamarAlexander and Washington Democrat Patty Murray has all 48Senate Democrats backing it along with 12 Republicans, Schumer saidon NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
“I would urge Senator McConnell to put it on the floorimmediately, this week,” Schumer said. “It will pass, and it willpass by a large number of votes.”
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