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With chances of passage narrowing, GOP leaders pump more money into Graham-Cassidy bill

Modern Healthcare: Republicans leaders are adding money to their staggering effort to repeal the Obama healthcare law and still planning to hold a vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill this week, despite having lost some key votes.Conservative Sen. Ted Cruz, who voted yes in July when the GOP last tried to repeal Affordable Care Act, Sunday said he doesn't yet support the new legislation, first introduced little more than a week ago. The Texas Republican said Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) also opposes the current bill.Those two no votes, plus the lack of commitment from Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) could jeopardize Republican senators' latest effort to repeal and replace the ACA.According to several local reports...

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