Lamar Alexander: Country could use 'bipartisan solution' on healthcare

Sen. Lamar Alexander said Monday that he is confident that his Obamacare stabilization package brokered with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., could be passed by the end of the year.

The Tennessee Republican and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee told CNBC that if President Trump supported the deal, the legislation would be part of Congress’ end-of-year spending deal. But Trump has opposed the deal that would make Obamacare insurer payments for two years, calling the payments “bailouts.”