The Latest: Senator says he may not back health care bill

Protesters against the Republican health care bill talk to US. Capitol Police officer near the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Monday, July 17, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Protesters against the Republican health care bill talk to US. Capitol Police officer near the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Monday, July 17, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

By Associated Press July 17, 2017 2 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the congressional effort to overhaul the national health care law (all times local):

6:55 p.m.

A third Republican senator is signaling he may not back his party’s health care bill when it finally comes to a vote. That puts the high-profile legislation in deep jeopardy.

Conservative Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s spoken to colleagues and confirmed that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said future Medicaid cuts planned by the health care measure will “never happen.”

Johnson tells reporters such comments are “troubling” and “a real breach of trust.”