As Democrats took to the floor of the Senate late Monday night to protest the secrecy over the new healthcare bill that some in the party haven't even seen, Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee told MSNBC's The Morning Joe Tuesday morning that he would get his hands on it Thursday.
"I know leadership is having various aspects of this scored and it should be out there in about a week before a vote takes place," Corker said. "Out language and all Thursday."
The GOP will hold an all Republican meeting Wednesday, he said.
"We will work around the clock to see what's in it," Corker said. "I would have liked to have a more open process and have committee meetings ..."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he wants a vote before the July 4 break.
During late night debate Monday into Tuesday, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York asked McConnell if the healthcare bill would be available to the party and the public more than 10 hours before a vote is taken on it, according to C-Span coverage.
"I think we'll have ample opportunity to read and amend the bill," McConnell said, without promising a 10-hour window.
Republicans in the Senate are working on the American Health Care Act, which narrowly passed the House, to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
To pass a bill, Republicans, who control the Senate by two votes, need full GOP support.
[Also: GOP senators, governors, rethinking American Health Care Act]
Democrats have taken to twitter at #ShowUsTheBill to protest the lack of transparency.
Schumer tweeted, "Will they #ShowUsTheBill? Will they give us 10 hours to review the #Trumpcare bill? Hard to get a straight answer from @SenateGOP:"
Senator Mark Warner of Virginia tweeted "Rushing #Trumpcare to a vote with 0 hearings, 0 markups, and 0 amendments is not how the Senate is supposed to work. #ShowUsTheBill"
The American Health Care Act as written in the House would eliminate the individual mandate, end Medicaid expansion as a federally-funded program.
It would allow states to get waivers for insurers to cover essential benefits. States with waivers would set up federally-funded high-risk pools to help those with pre-existing conditions afford premiums.
[Also: CMS estimates 13 million more would become uninsured under AHCA, fewer than in CBO estimate]
Under the AHCA, insurers would be able to increase premiums for consumers with pre-existing conditions and for older adults.Consumers would be able to deduct the cost of their health insurance premiums from their taxes.
Democrats and some moderate Republicans object to the bill because of a Congressional Budget Office score that estimates 23 million more Americans would lose health insurance coverage under the AHCA than under the current ACA.
[Also: Numbers of uninsured would increase by 23M under AHCA, CBO says]
Conservative Republicans are adamant that certain provisions remain in the Senate version of the AHCA.
The Republican Study Committee, which has a large bloc of conservatives, has drafted a letter to McConnell saying four elements are critical, according to The Hill.
These are ending federally-funded Medicaid expansion by 2020, keeping a waiver that lets states opt out of ACA insurance regulations, repealing taxes in the ACA and defunding Planned Parenthood.
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