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GOP: We owe it to public to block bill

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wouldn’t elaborate on what exactly the GOP will do if the health care bill comes to the Senate, but he said Republicans had plans.

“We will have a series of amendments on the substance of the bill that will highlight the massive Medicare cuts, the massive tax increases, and other deficiencies that we think are the reason the American people are against this bill,” he said. “Then of course there are special rules that apply to one of these so-called reconciliation bills that will be tested in the Senate.

McConnell highlighted what he called a series of special deals in the legislation that would be a tough sell, including tax increases and $100 million in Medicaid for Tennessee.

Full story: GOP: We Owe It to Public to Block Bill – Face The Nation – CBS News