It’s crunch time for Republicans — again — on another healthcare bill, and it appears the party is right on the edge of passage in the Senate.
The latest, and likely last, chance the GOP has to repeal and replace Obamacare (for at least a while) is the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson legislation. The plan would shift federal funding for healthcare to up-front block grants based on a state’s population.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of the bill’s authors, has said are 48 to 49 GOP senators on board with the plan. One Republican senator also told Politico the GOP is “one vote away from doing this thing.” Republicans need 50 votes to pass the bill — and their ability to do so without facing a Democratic filibuster expires at the end of the month.
Republicans can only afford two defections for the bill to pass. Here are the Republican senators who could decide the bill’s fate.