Senate Rejects Slimmed Down Obamacare Repeal as McCain Votes No.

[elleng]

'The Senate on Friday rejected a new, scaled-down Republican plan to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, seemingly derailing the Republicans’ seven-year campaign to dismantle the health care law.

Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, cast the decisive vote to defeat the proposal, joining two other Republicans, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, in opposing it.

The 49-to-51 vote was a huge setback for the majority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who has spent the last three months trying to devise a repeal bill that could win support from members of his caucus.

The truncated Republican plan was far less than what Republicans once envisioned. Republican leaders, unable to overcome complaints from both moderate and conservative members of their caucus, said the skeletal plan was just a vehicle to permit negotiations with the House, which passed a much more ambitious repeal bill in early May.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/us/politics/obamacare-partial-repeal-senate-republicans-revolt.html?

[chillfactor]

1. I had my doubts about McCain....

but so happy he cast the deciding vote!

[madamesilverspurs]

2. I feel better tonight

than I have since that awful night in November.

But let's keep an eye on Murkowski. Trump outright threatened her and her constituents; he's got a reputation for following through on such threats. She might get some protection from her own party, but it wouldn't hurt us to pay attention.

It's tired out. G'night.

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[Bradshaw3]

3. Hooray I'll probably have healthcare next year

Hate to be self-centered but for those of us on the ACA it is personal and we are breathing a sigh of relief. I'm happy for us as well as those on Medicaid. Hopefully this failed vote will help to cement Medicaid expansion and the ACA as part of the social safety net and we can then move forward toward single payer.

This is also good because I was starting to doubt that there were ANY repubs who gave a shit about those less fortunate than themselves. There are at least three who put country before party.