Senators Weigh-In On Collapse Of GOP Health Care Plan

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Senators from the tri-state area are weighing in on the collapse of the GOP health care plan.

The only Republican senator from our area, Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey, had been defending the GOP proposal on Twitter in recent days. But there's been social media silence since the bill was put on hold.

Toomey's spokesman says a statement will come out later Tuesday.

His Democratic counterpart in Pennsylvania, Bob Casey, on Twitter, thanked those who reached out to his office to stop the bill but he added, "this is far from over."

Tuesday morning Casey's office released the following statement:

"It turns out selling out the middle class on health care is pretty unpopular. It's time for Senate Republicans to abandon this scheme and work in a bipartisan way to make health care more affordable and reduce costs. The goal now should be to work in a bipartisan way to improve the health care system and abandon repeal, cuts to Medicaid and tax cuts to the wealthy."

Senator Cory Booker in New Jersey also credits those who spoke out, and Senator Bob Menendez says Republicans should just work with Democrats to fix the ACA.

Echoing Menendez Delaware Senator Chris Coons, who responded to President Trump on Twitter.

The President says Republicans should repeal Obamacare and work on new plans, saying then, "Dems will join in!"

Coons responded by saying, "Well, no, but Dems WILL work with Republicans to improve Obamacare."