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Three GOP Senators Back Ossoff Insurance Amendment, Vote Fails

4/24/2026

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Three Republican senators broke with their conference to back Senator Jon Ossoff’s Democratic amendment targeting insurance companies that delay or deny medically necessary care.
The Senate considered the amendment, which failed to pass after Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo raised a point-of-order.
Republican leaders set a vote on a $70-$80 billion budget to fund ICE and Border Patrol; Senators Chuck Grassley and Mark Warner missed the vote for health reasons.

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Three Republican senators broke with their conference to back Senator Jon Ossoff’s Democratic amendment targeting insurance companies that delay or deny medically necessary care.
The Senate considered the amendment, which failed to pass after Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo raised a point-of-order.
Republican leaders set a vote on a $70-$80 billion budget to fund ICE and Border Patrol; Senators Chuck Grassley and Mark Warner missed the vote for health reasons.