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Republican senators poised to vote today on health care - what you need to know

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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needs 50 out of 52 Senate Republican votes today in the first major test for the GOP effort to repeal and replace Obamacare. Specifically, it's a vote on the motion to proceed to debate and amendments on the House-passed health care bill, CNN reports.

Here are some of the key facts in the action today:

  • Sen. John McCain is coming back for the vote; he reportedly remains undecided on the final bill.
  • Maine Sen. Susan Collins is expected to vote no, effectively leaving the determination up to eight senators.
  • The votes should follow a closed-door weekly lunch meeting that's scheduled to begin at 12:45 p.m. The vote is expected at 2:15 this afternoon, then they'll call the yeas and nays.

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