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On the recordJuly 26, 2017
The skinny bill as a policy is a disaster. The skinny bill as a replacement for Obamacare is a fraud. The skinny bill is a vehicle to getting conference to find a replacement. It is not a replacement in and of itself. Not only do we not replace Obamacare, we politically own the collapse of health care. I'd rather get out of the way and let it collapse than have a half-assed approach where it is now our problem.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Lindsey Graham criticizes the skinny repeal bill, calling it ineffective and expressing a preference to let Obamacare collapse rather than support a flawed replacement.

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