- The bipartisan Alexander-Murray Obamacare stabilization bill debuted on Tuesday.
- The bill's authors announced 24 co-sponsors in the Senate, 12 in each party.
- GOP leadership, especially President Donald Trump, still needs to get on board for it to pass.
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12 Republican senators are now cosponsors of the Alexander-Murray Obamacare stabilization bill, but the key will be to get President Donald Trump's support.
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The push to stabilize the Obamacare individual insurance exchanges is getting some key support in the Senate, but there is one major hurdle the bill must jump in order to pass.
On Tuesday, Sens. Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray debuted their bipartisan stabilization package for the exchanges, which included both funding to support the marketplace and provisions to allow states some flexibility to customize their healthcare markets.
The bill drew praise from many Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, for shoring up the market and protecting consumers. More importantly, it also drew support from Republican members.
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In fact, Alexander announced that 11 other GOP senators will co-sponsor the legislation. They are:
- Mike Rounds (SD)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- John McCain (AZ)
- Bill Cassidy (LA)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Joni Ernst (IA)
- Lisa Murkowski (AL)
- Charles Grassley (IA)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Bob Corker (TN)
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