Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced Monday night they will not support the motion to proceed on the current version of the Republicans' health-care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
Moran released a statement saying "we should not put our stamp of approval on bad policy," while Lee said he won't back the BCRA because it does not repeal "all of the ObamaCare taxes, it doesn't go far enough in lowering premiums for middle class families, nor does it create enough free space from the most costly ObamaCare regulations." Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have already come out as "no" votes.
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