Rep. Senator Cruz: Will vote 'yes' to advance revised healthcare bill procedurally

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

Headlines from Senate members, who will be voting on the revised healthcare bill today, started to cross the wires in the last minutes, via Reuters...

Senator Lindsey Graham says revised healthcare bill well received by Republicans, "whether we got 50 votes or not I don't know"
Republican Senator McCain says new Senate healthcare bill does not address Arizona concerns; does not say how he will vote
Senator John Thune, junior member of senate Republican leadership, says Republicans hope to hold procedural vote early next week
Republican Senator Corker says healthcare bill moving in positive direction, looks forward to improvements
Republican Senator Cruz says he will vote yes to advance revised healthcare bill procedurally

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