Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., urged Senate Republican leadership to bring up an Obamacare stabilization deal for a vote as Obamacare open enrollment kicks off.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has not brought up the legislation, which has 60 votes in the Senate, because President Trump opposes it. The legislation would fund Obamacare insurer payments that Trump cut off last month and are causing premiums to spike as high as 38 percent for some plans.
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