In light of McCain’s announcement on Friday that he’ll oppose the bill, a “no” vote by Murkowski would officially kill the repeal effort for now. Murkowski already took a political risk in July when she voted down the last repeal bill. Various experts have already explained why Alaska would lose under the Graham-Cassidy bill. “So Lisa Murkowski votes for this bill, she gets to keep the benefits of the Affordable Care Act in Alaska. Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare are by no means dead for good, and it’s entirely possible that Murkowski would be up for cutting a deal on a future bill.

Source: Huffington Post September 22, 2017 22:38 UTC