McCain's Surgery Delays Senate Health Care Vote

Sen. John McCain had surgery Friday for a blood clot near his eye and will not be working for the next week as he recovers. His absence made Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell make the surprise announcement Saturday that the Senate will delay voting on the Republican health care bill until McCain is back.

The controversial repeal of Obamacare needs the support of 50 of 52 Republican senators to advance.

McCain, a Republican from Arizona, did not seem optimistic the new GOP health care bill has the votes to pass. While it's not clear how McCain would vote on the bill, he expressed concern Thursday that the bill would land too big a blow on Arizona's Medicaid system, which could lose up to $7.1 billion under the new legislation.

"My view is it's probably going to be dead," McCain told "Face The Nation" last Sunday, July 9. "But I've been wrong. I thought I'd be president of the United States."

The Trump White House, meanwhile, is steadfast it will get its replacement of Obamacare passed.

"They will get a repeal-and-replace bill done, I believe that," vowed White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. "I know that this president expects them to get this thing done. Whether it be before the August recess or during the August recess. The president expects the Senate to fulfill the promises it made to the American people."

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