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Why This Republican Senator Can't Support Trumpcare

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June 24, 2017

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Trumpcare would hurt Nevada voters so bad that Republican Dean Heller is fearing for his Senate seat. John Iadarola and Mark Thompson, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) said Friday that he cannot support Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s health-care bill without changes to it, becoming the fifth GOP senator to take that position since the bill was released on Thursday.

Heller, who is up for reelection in 2018, has expressed concerns about the way the measure addresses the future of Medicaid. The proposal would impose long-term federal spending cuts on the program.

“I cannot support a piece of legislation that takes away insurance from tens of millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Nevadans,” Heller said in a news conference held in his home state.

Nevada, like most states, expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.”*

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