Getty Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) debates Hillary Clinton during the CNN Democratic Presidential Primary Debate at the Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard on April 14, 2016 in New York City.
With a vote on a revised health care bill looming, CNN is hosting a town hall debate featuring the authors of its latest version.
Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy will look to explain more about the bill to Americans while they stand across the stage from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar. The debate is scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern on Monday and can be seen live on CNN. CNN anchor Jake Tapper and chief political correspondent Dana Bash will moderate the event from Washington D.C.
Watch a live stream of the town hall debate in the YouTube video below:
Cassidy and Graham are co-authors of the newest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and Sanders recently introduced a “Medicare for all” bill. The Senate has until the end of September to pass a bill with a simple majority — 51 votes — under the reconciliation procedure.
The Graham-Cassidy bill would repeal individual and employer mandates and calls for a block grant program to be created in place of federal funds that were directed toward expanding Medicaid.
It’s not yet clear whether there are enough Republicans willing to vote in favor of the Graham-Cassidy bill, but Sens. John McCain and Rand Paul both said they couldn’t support the bill. Sen. Susan Collins said she was leaning voting no on it.
Regardless, it appears the piece of legislation is heading toward a vote sometime this week.
White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short said on Meet the Press on Sunday that they’re aiming for a Wednesday vote on the bill.
If you want to watch the healthcare town hall debate live but are not near a television, read on below for instructions on how to live stream CNN on your computer.
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GettyU.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) listen during a news conference on health care September 13, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senators Graham, Cassidy, Heller and Johnson unveiled a proposed legislation to repeal and replace the Obamacare.
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You can access CNN’s free live stream of the debate at this link.