Three conservatives and a libertarian walk into a bar . . . ah, you've heard this one, I'm sure.
This doesn't mean nothing will pass next week, but it means the exact bill released this morning by Senate Republicans will almost certainly not pass. As far as Cruz, Lee, Johnson and Paul are concerned, the senators drafting the bill gave too much in order to win the likes of Collins, Murkowski and Portman. If they want 50 votes, there's more work that will have to be done:
While the statement was not scathing, it said the current bill would not lower healthcare costs enough to win their support.