Collins announced her opposition shortly after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said that the number of people with health insurance covering high-cost medical events would be slashed by millions if it were to become law. (Bloomberg) — The latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare appeared headed for defeat after Senator Susan Collins said she doesn’t see herself backing the plan and Texas Senator Ted Cruz said he’s currently ‘not a yes.’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can afford to lose no more than two votes on the Graham-Cassidy health care bill. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who brought the bill with Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, said on ABC’s ‘This Week’ he thinks the measure still has a chance to pass and that there’s no possibility for a bipartisan repeal-and-replace effort that would bring Democrats into the process — an outcome that Collins urged.
United States Senator Susan Collins says she will vote "no" on the Graham–Cassidy bill joining Senators John McCain and Rand Paul and possibly ending the most recent effort to repeal Obamacare.