COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says Senate Republicans need to stop complaining about deals their colleagues made in federal health care legislation and look out for their own states.
The Democratic lawmaker from South Carolina said Tuesday that South Carolina Republicans in the House and Senate should get together and see what the state can get out of the massive legislation.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday the overhaul shows sleazy politics and bribes to win votes. He wants South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster to look into whether the dealmaking was legal.
Clyburn says criticism about the bill's costs don't take into account the savings that will be come over the years with better
access to health care and reduced emergency room use.
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