Trump calls for 'clean slate' on GOP health plan

(FOX 11/AP) - President Donald Trump says Republicans should just repeal the nation's current health care law and work on a new plan that starts from a "clean slate."

Trump tweeted his message Monday night after two more GOP senators announced their opposition to legislation he backs. The defections left Republicans short of the votes they need to pass the measure.

Trump says that if Republicans start fresh, "Dems will join in!"

Republican lawmakers have spent the last several months working to both repeal the law passed under President Barack Obama and pass an overhaul package.

Republican Sens. Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah say they will oppose the Republican health care bill, dealing a blow to GOP leaders' hopes of repealing and replacing President Barack Obama's legislation.

The two senators issued separate statements late Monday saying they can't support the legislation. They join two other Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky, in opposition.

With just a 52-48 majority in the Senate, Lee and Moran's resistance means Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cannot move ahead on the bill.

Lee says he can't support the bill because it doesn't repeal all of the Obamacare taxes and doesn't go far enough to lower premiums.

Moran says, "We should not put our stamp of approval on bad policy."

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