Ben Cardin: ‘All Americans Are at Risk of Losing Quality’ Insurance with GOP Bill

‘We have a very narrow opportunity to really change this bill’

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WALLACE: Senator Cardin, this got even more complicated on Friday when the Senate parliamentarian said that some measures in the McConnell bill, the bill that the Senate majority leader is offering, are outside Senate rules and may be out of order. So where does that leave this whole thing?

CARDIN: Well, if we go on the bill, if the Republicans had the votes to move on the bill, 22 million to 33 million Americans are at risk of losing their insurance coverage. All Americans are at risk of losing quality insurance coverage. So if we get on this bill, we’re under what’s called reconciliation. And many of the amendments will not be in order because they have to deal directly with the fiscal issues because it’s reconciliation. So we don’t have an open process if we get on the bill. We have a very narrow opportunity to really change this bill.

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