McConnell said theres some urgency for a deal given the 'disaster' in the private insurance market.

Some Senate Republicans have complained that even though House Republicans considered their bill in open committee meetings, there were no public hearings to hear outside views.

Before the failure of the House bill in March, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had talked of taking it up and passing it in a week.

'The Democrats want to shut government if we dont bail out Puerto Rico and give billions to their insurance companies for OCare failure,' Trump wrote on Twitter.

The new enthusiasm stems from an amendment that would give states the authority to apply for waivers from some of Obamacares requirements under certain conditions.

President Trump took to Twitter to tout the new plan: 'Our wonderful new Healthcare Bill is now out for review and negotiation. ObamaCare is a complete and total disaster - is imploding fast!'

Faced with a boycott from Democrats just yesterday, Tom Price and Steven Mnuchin are confirmed after the Senate Finance Committee moved to approve both with only Republicans participating.

President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a Colorado judge, to fill Scalia's spot on the Supreme Court. Mitch McConnell says Gorsuch will be confirmed, but it will be a battle as Democrats try to halt Gorsuch's appointment.