Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said a bipartisan bill to temporarily stabilize Obamacare’s insurance markets has enough support to pass the Senate, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’s waiting for assurances from President Donald Trump before he allows a vote.
The bill introduced by Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander and Washington Democrat Patty Murray has all 48 Senate Democrats backing it along with 12 Republicans, Schumer said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
“I would urge Senator McConnell to put it on the floor immediately, this week,” Schumer said. “It will pass, and it will pass by a large number of votes.”
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