Nevada Voters, Divided Over Health Care, Put Moderate Republican In Tough Spot
Amid protests during recess, Sen. Dean Heller stayed on the sidelines in his state's health care tug-of-war. Heller is one of the few moderate Republicans expected to have swaying power in the vote.
by Ari Shapiro
Jul 07, 2017
4 minutes
When senators come back to Washington on Monday, a handful of Republicans will help decide the fate of legislation that could reshape health care in America.
One of them is Nevada Republican Dean Heller.
Sen. Heller is one of a small bunch of Republicans who have said they will not support the latest draft proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Republican leadership can only lose the support of two of its own senators and still pass such a bill.
The Republican senators who say they'll vote no on the latest health care plan fall into two camps.
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