Rand Paul: Conservatives are getting ‘squat’ from Senate leadership – The Hill

Sen. Rand PaulRand PaulSenate rejects ObamaCare repeal, replacement amendment Overnight Healthcare: Senate votes to begin ObamaCare repeal debate | McCain returns to vote | GOP floats scaled-down healthcare bill Overnight Regulation: House votes to repeal forced arbitration rule | Dems look to ban controversial pesticide | House panel wants to hear from tech CEOs on net neutrality MORE (R-Ky.) said early Tuesday that "conservatives are getting squat" from GOP leaders in negotiations to overhaul the nation's healthcare system.

"There's no promise of a clean repeal vote," he said on "Fox & Friends. "If they're not even going to talk with conservatives, if we're going to be excluded from the process, conservatives don't need to participate in this pork fest."

Conservatives are getting squat in this bill. -@RandPaul slams Senate GOP health care bill as a 'pork fest' pic.twitter.com/qyuOkNYCEQ

Paul also said there's "probably nobody in Congress more for repealing and replacing all of ObamaCare" than he is.

Icampaigned on it but what theyre putting forward isnt repeal and it becomes a huge insurance bailout," he said.

.@RandPaul: I want the clean repeal of ObamaCare. Conservatives have offered to negotiate but have gotten zip from leadership. pic.twitter.com/F3n0cUMpjR

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The Senate Republicans' effort to repeal and replace Obamacare faces a key hurdle on Tuesday.

Leadershipplans to try to proceedto the House-passed healthcare bill, paving the way for action in the upper chamber.

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