Sen. John Cornyn John CornynSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll Republican Senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal MORE (R-Texas) said Tuesday that if Democrats don't like a House bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare, they should offer their own legislation.

"if you don't like this proposal, then what's your suggestion? What's your suggestion?" he asked during a weekly Senate GOP leadership news conference.

"I'm sensing that they're just sitting back on their hands and taking great glee, great joy, out of seeing this market place of their creation melting down and people being left high and dry," he added.

Democrats have skewered a House bill that would dismantle core provisions of ObamaCare, including the Medicaid expansion, and put in place a new tax credit to help people buy insurance.

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A growing number of GOP senators is raising concerns over the bill after the Congressional Budget Office predicted that under the legislation 14 million additional people would become uninsured by 2018, with that number growing to 24 million by 2026.

But top Senate Republicans continued to defend the House bill on Tuesday, arguing it's currently the only path to repealing and replacing ObamaCare and is open to changes.

Cornyn on Tuesday referred to Republicans as a "rescue team" that is trying to improve the insurance market.