Sen. Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day MORE (R-Maine), who has come out against the Republican plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare, said Sunday that Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzVideo of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Democrat on Graham video urging people to 'use my words against me': 'Done' MORE’s (R-Texas) amendment is not the route to take as Republican lawmakers push new healthcare legislation.

“Senator Cruz’s approach is not the answer,” Collins told CNN’s “State of the Union,” referring to Cruz’s amendment, which allows insurance providers to sell plans that do not adhere to ObamaCare regulations as long as they sell one plan that does meet the requirements.

“There is a way to deal with this, and that is by creating a reinsurance pool for people with pre-existing conditions,” she said.

Collins said that while she has not recently heard directly from President Trump to discuss healthcare, she has heard from his chief of staff, Reince Priebus.

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Collins, who has said she will vote against the motion to proceed on the latest version of the GOP’s legislation to repeal and replace ObamaCare, expressed doubt that the current bill will pass the Senate.

“And so at the end of the day, I don’t know whether it will pass,” Collins said in the interview.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Trump expects to nominate woman to replace Ginsburg next week Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral MORE (R-Ky.) late Saturday announced that he will delay the upper chamber’s consideration of the bill while Sen. John McCain John Sidney McCainMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day McConnell urges GOP senators to 'keep your powder dry' on Supreme Court vacancy McSally says current Senate should vote on Trump nominee MORE (R-Ariz.) recovers from surgery.