GOP Opposition Imperils Senate Health Care Bill

Published June 22, 2017 at 1:06 PM EDT

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., leaves a closed-door meeting where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced the release of the Republican health care bill, the party's long-awaited attempt to scuttle much of President Obama's Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says he and three other Republican senators are preparing to announced their opposition to the Senate health care bill as it’s written.

Their opposition puts the bill in jeopardy, since Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can lose only two Republican senators and still pass the legislation.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd talks with NPR’s Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) about reaction to the bill.

With reporting from The Associated Press