--- description: John McCain says he hasn't seen the Senate's version of the American Health Care Act - but wouldn't be surprised if the Russians have title: John McCain Jokes That Russians Have Been Able to Hack the Health Care Bill image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82555ecf8414be1c/6988cdf3ab6d77c5926ae2bc/john-mccain-joe-lieberman-donald-trump-fbi-director.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Senate](/tag/senate/) ## Senate Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # John McCain Jokes That the Russians Have Been Able to Hack the Senate Health Care Bill ## Video: Republican Health Care Bill Would Lead to 23 Million Fewer Americans With Insurance [Watch (HLS stream): Republican Health Care Bill Would Lead to 23 Million Fewer Americans With Insurance](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/jEVh4WPC.m3u8) (1:39)  _Published 2017-05-24. The Republican bill to repeal Obamacare would result in 23 million fewer people having health insurance by the year 2026, according to a long-awaited and nonpartisan forecast, upending the healthcare system and scrambling insurance markets._  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2017 10:00 PM CUT  Senator John McCain at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Senator John McCain at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2017 in Washington, D.C.Paul Morigi—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2017 10:00 PM CUT [Senator John McCain ](http://time.com/4811311/john-mccain-james-comey-testimony/ "undefined")says he hasn’t seen the Senate’s version of the American Health Care Act — but wouldn’t be surprised if the Russians have. “I’m sure the Russians have been able to hack in and gotten most of it,” McCain said,[according to Bloomberg_._ ](https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-20/senate-republicans-haven-t-seen-their-secret-health-bill-either "undefined")He also noted that he hasn’t met “any American” who has seen the bill. The Senate version of the American Health Care Act, which [passed in the House of Representatives](http://time.com/money/4766063/ahca-new-republican-health-care-bill/ "undefined") last month, is [set to be released shortly,](http://time.com/4824218/senate-gop-republican-democrats-congress-healthcare-ahca-obamacare/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined") so the Senate can vote on it before the July 4th recess. But the process has gone on behind closed doors, and, according to Bloomberg, will not go through committee hearings. Multiple Senators, even from the [Republican Party,](http://time.com/4713720/john-oliver-on-republicans/ "undefined") said they have yet to see the bill. “I haven’t seen it \[the bill\] yet either, even though I’ve been a member of this working groups amongst Senate Republicans assigned to help narrow some of the focus of this,” Utah Senator Mike Lee said in a video on his [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/senatormikelee/videos/1534056576626030/ "undefined"). “If you’re frustrated by the lack of transparency in this process,” Lee continued, “I share your frustration.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4825959/john-mccain-healthcare-bill-mitch-mcconnell/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4825959/john-mccain-healthcare-bill-mitch-mcconnell/"},"headline":"John McCain Jokes That the Russians Have Been Able to Hack the Senate Health Care Bill","datePublished":"2017-06-20T22:00:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:14:30.894Z","description":"\"I’m sure the Russians have been able to hack in and gotten most of it\"","url":"https://time.com/4825959/john-mccain-healthcare-bill-mitch-mcconnell/","keywords":["Senate","Congress","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82555ecf8414be1c/6988cdf3ab6d77c5926ae2bc/john-mccain-joe-lieberman-donald-trump-fbi-director.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alana Abramson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82555ecf8414be1c/6988cdf3ab6d77c5926ae2bc/john-mccain-joe-lieberman-donald-trump-fbi-director.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"John-McCain-Joe-Lieberman-Donald-Trump-FBI-Director","caption":"Senator John McCain at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2017 in Washington, D.C.","creditText":"Paul Morigi—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/senate/","name":"Senate"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4825959/john-mccain-healthcare-bill-mitch-mcconnell/","name":"John McCain Jokes That the Russians Have Been Able to Hack the Senate Health Care Bill"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Republican Health Care Bill Would Lead to 23 Million Fewer Americans With Insurance","description":"The Republican bill to repeal Obamacare would result in 23 million fewer people having health insurance by the year 2026, according to a long-awaited and nonpartisan forecast, upending the healthcare system and scrambling insurance markets.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/jEVh4WPC/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-05-24T23:05:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/jEVh4WPC.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4825959/john-mccain-healthcare-bill-mitch-mcconnell/","duration":"PT1M39S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4825959/john-mccain-healthcare-bill-mitch-mcconnell/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```