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Dean Heller of Nevada becomes fifth GOP senator to come out against health-care bill

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June 23, 2017 at 3:10 p.m. EDT
Sen. Dean Heller held a news conference on June 23 and shared his thoughts on the new GOP health-care plan released to the Senate. (Video: Reuters, Photo: Andrew Harnik/Reuters)

Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) said Friday that he cannot support Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s health-care bill without changes to it, becoming the fifth GOP senator to take that position since the bill was released on Thursday.

Heller, who is up for reelection in 2018, has expressed concerns about the way the measure addresses the future of Medicaid. The proposal would impose long-term federal spending cuts on the program.