Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) issued a lengthy statement announcing his opposition to the last-ditch Obamacare repeal effort in the Senate, which GOP leaders were hoping to bring for a vote next week.
“I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal,” McCain said in a statement, referring to the bill Republicans were planning to put on the floor.
His opposition is a major setback, if not full-on death sentence, for the legislation. Senate Republicans can only lose two GOP votes and still pass the bill. Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have also signaled they’re very likely to vote against the bill. The deadline for the Senate to move forward on the Obamacare repeal effort that passed out of the House is September 30.