Republican leaders scrambled Wednesday to rescue a Senate plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, after nine Republican senators said they could not support their party’s bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he hoped to finish a revised bill by Friday and would submit it to the Congressional Budget Office for review ahead of plans to take up the measure after a week-long recess for the Fourth of July holiday. McConnell abandoned a push for a vote this week after some Republicans balked over the CBO’s finding that the Senate bill would cause 22 million Americans to lose their health insurance over the next decade. At the White House, President Trump predicted the Senate would still pass a repeal of Obamacare.

President Donald Trump: “Healthcare is working along very well. We could have a big surprise with a great healthcare package. So, now they’re happy.”

Reporter: “What do you mean by big surprise, sir?”

President Donald Trump: “I think you’re going to have a great, great surprise. It’s going to be great.”