In an interview with MSNBC host Chris Hayes on Monday, South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford, R, said he can't guarantee that those who gained coverage under the ACA will be able to retain it under Republicans' ACA replacement plan, according to The Hill.
Mr. Hayes asked Rep. Sanford if he could look his constituents in the eye and say, "You will be better off — I guarantee you, you're going to have care, you're going to have coverage if you have it now," according to the report.
"I hate the issue of political guarantees because they're ripped apart so quickly," Rep. Sanford responded, according to the report.
Rep. Sanford went on to say South Carolina's pool of insurance providers has dwindled from three to one. "And so it's in something of a mathematic spiral and you could either sit on the sidelines and say let is fail at it's own volition, leave it alone, which I think is probably politically, would be the easier thing to do," he said, according to the report.
"Or you could say, 'Hey, here's some other remedies.' And what I think what's going to happen is the two ideas are going to get melded, you're probably going to have a bit of ObamaCare and you're probably going to have a bit more of a free market."
On Feb. 18, President Donald Trump said the GOP will have an ACA replacement plan ready "in a couple of weeks."