Republican senators are pitching their own plans for repealing and replacing ObamaCare after their House counterparts pulled their bill on Friday afternoon.

But the initial responses from GOP senators appeared to underscore the differences that could divide the caucus moving forward.

"We will begin working collaboratively here in the Senate and with our friends in the House to produce a bill that will get 51 votes in the Senate and 216 in the House," Lee said in a statement.

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Paul separately predicted that they would soon take up "full repeal," praising House conservatives for rejecting "ObamaCare Lite."

Paul and the House Freedom Caucus have introduced legislation that would mirror a 2015 bill that cleared Congress but was vetoed by President Obama.

That bill would effectively separate repealing ObamaCare from replacing it and would likely draw pushback from some moderate lawmakers.

Graham said while Democrats are currently declaring victory, they will be "Extreme-O sad" if ObamaCare collapses.

"When it does hope R’s and D’s work together for USA," he tweeted.

D’s happy today but soon to be Extreme-O sad when O’care collapses.



When it does hope R’s and D’s work together for USA. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) March 24, 2017

House withdrawal of Obamacare repeal will bring attention to Cassidy/Collins Senate bill The2 hv worked real hard to sell it to Reps&Dems — ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) March 24, 2017

He added that "major social policy change in US must be bipartisan."

Senate GOP leadership signaled ahead of Friday's move that they weren't preparing an alternative if the House failed to pass its legislation.