Senate Will Vote on Health Care Bill After McCain Recovers From Surgery

WASHINGTON — The Senate expects to hold a vote on the revised Republican health care bill once Sen. John McCain recovers from surgery for a blood clot above his left eye, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn said Sunday.

 

The Arizona senator’s unexpected announcement Saturday that he needs time to recover from the minimally invasive procedure led Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to say he was postponing a planned vote related to the bill this week.

 

McCain’s sudden absence also shows the fragility of the GOP coalition on health care legislation — one that is supposed to be a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare.”

 

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