Lindsey Graham Responds to McCain Rejecting Health Care Bill: Our Friendship ‘Is Not Based on How He Votes’
Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the senators behind the Graham-Cassidy health care bill and a close friend of John McCain‘s, reacted in a Twitter statement to McCain rejecting the bill.
McCain said in his statement, “I take no pleasure in announcing my opposition. Far from it. The bill’s authors are my dear friends, and I think the world of them. I know they are acting consistently with their beliefs and sense of what is best for the country. So am I.”
Graham too addressed their friendship in his statement but expressed his firm disagreement:
My friendship with @SenJohnMcCain is not based on how he votes but respect for how he’s lived his life and the person he is.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
I respectfully disagree with @SenJohnMcCain position not to proceed forward on Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
I know Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson is the best chance to repeal and replace Obamacare.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
Obamacare is collapsing in Arizona, South Carolina and across the nation –
driving up premiums and reducing choices.— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
I feel an obligation to fix this disaster and intend to push forward for state-centric health care vs Washington-knows-best health care.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
Taking money/power out of Washington & returning it to states to administer HC is the best way to replace a collapsing Obamacare system.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
I’m excited about solutions we have found in Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson. We press on.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
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