TGIF

Sen. John McCain (R Ariz.) came out against the Graham-Cassidy healthcare reform bill today, which certainly lets the air out of the balloon as only three Republican votes are needed to defeat the bill if the Democrats remain firm. The FEHBlog heard Sen. Lindsay Graham express hope last night that Democrats would sign onto his bill but the FEHBlog expects that might only happen if the Republicans had 51 votes or even 50 votes (plus the Vice President). The FEHBlog has read several articles suggesting that the Graham-Cassidy bill is not ready for prime time, such as this one.