Sen. Lee Would Vote Yes to Repeal Obamacare, Replace Later

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has said he would vote yes on a motion to proceed with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan to repeal Obamacare now and replace it later, according to CNN political reporter MJ Lee.

MJ Lee noted that an aide provided her with the information, according to a tweet.

Mike Lee will now vote YES on motion to proceed, per aide, given that McConnell's goal now is to bring up 2015 repeal bill.

— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) July 18, 2017

CNN congressional correspondent Phil Mattingly added that the aide said the Utah senator would offer support if he was assured that the repeal would be the last one.

Updating this: Aide tells @mj_lee Lee will support MTP *if* he has assurances '15 repeal bill would be final bill. Tough in a vote-a-rama. https://t.co/u97XuWu9qJ

— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) July 18, 2017

CNN's Lee said that the aide acknowledged it was not clear how McConnell, R-Ky., could offer that assurance.

Lee and Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., made a simultaneous announcement Monday night that they would not vote for the Republicans' latest healthcare bill, which basically ended the prospects of the bill passing, according to a CNN report.

"We should not put our stamp of approval on bad policy," Moran said in a statement, according to CNN.

After Lee and Moran's statement, McConnell said late Monday he was looking to revive a bill that would repeal Obamacare with a two-year delay.

On Thursday, Lee compared Obamacare to car insurance, saying no one would like car insurance if they had no tickets or accidents, but had to pay the same amount as those who did.

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