SCIUTTO: We're back now with more in our politics lead. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has one week to get to 50 yes votes on the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare. And with now five Republican senators opposing the draft legislation in public, McConnell needs to walk the line of swaying at least two conservatives wile still keeping moderate senators on board. CNN's Ryan Nobles is on the Capitol Hill. Ryan, you've been digging in to the proposal, which some Republicans say doesn't go far enough in repealing Obamacare. Of course, others think it goes too far.</s>RYAN NOBLES, CNN WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Jim. I mean, that's really the big problem right now for Senate Republicans. The further that this bill moves to the right, the more difficult it's going to be for moderates to continue to support this legislation and Mitch McConnell only has two votes to spare.</s>NOBLES (voice-over): It is decision time for Senate Republicans. At stake, the fate of health care reform. Fifty-two Republicans are now weighing the pros and cons of this bill. Their decision will impact millions of Americans while at the same time putting their political futures on the line.</s>SEN. RON JOHNSON (R), WISCONSIN: I certainly need enough time to understand the bill myself, get input from constituents.</s>NOBLES: The politics are getting the attention, but so is the policy. The bill calls for major changes to the future of Medicaid, a point Democrats are seizing on.</s>SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY), MINORITY LEADER: The president said the House bill was mean. The Senate bill may be meaner.</s>NOBLES: Under Obamacare, states, if they choose to participate, receive federal funds to expand Medicaid to provide health coverage for low-income Americans. The House bill would end Medicaid expansion in three years and give states a block grant to fund Medicaid as they see fit.
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