Obamacare repeal vote fails in Senate

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico

By JENNIFER HABERKORN 7/26/15 4:10 PM EDT

The Senate on Sunday voted down a Republican effort to repeal Obamacare, the GOP’s first attempt to get rid of the president’s health law since the party took control of the chamber in January.

The effort fell 49-43, exactly along party lines, with eight senators not voting in the rare weekend session. Third-fifths of the Senate would have had to vote to add Obamacare repeal to a highway funding bill.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is expected to ask the Senate — likely Monday — to reconsider the Obamacare amendment. He would propose a procedural motion to change Senate rules in order to try to repeal the Affordable Care Act with just 51 votes.

Such a momentous change in the Senate’s rules is unlikely. But conservatives have suggested that they would chastise Republicans who would block a rule change that could lead to repealing the health law that they detest.


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[still_one]

1. Are they idiots? If Lee's insanity did go through, don't they realize it would be vetoed? The

republicans are sick jerks, and looking at the opinion polls it appears the public agrees

[ladjf]

8. It's all about posturing. Doesn't matter that that the repeal

has no chance of going through. It's the "pose" that counts. He can show his constituents that he made the effort to repeal.

[BeyondGeography]

2. ...

[sorefeet]

3. Make them pay for it

out of their own pocket. They know it would be vetoed and are doing nothing but wasting tax payer money. Well over 50 times they have done this.

[Marie Marie]

4. Oh give it up already!

You've lost this battle and if you can't handle that, then maybe you shouldn't be in Public Office. There are hundreds of other problems you could be tackling and if you can't do your real job, then get the Hell out of MY Government.

[davidpdx]

5. The answer Alex is...

What is the definition of insanity

[geek tragedy]

6. Rightwing blogs call this "failure theater" nt

[Kablooie]

7. They don't want to repeal it but they want their base to think they do.

They know that it doesn't matter if it passes Congress, Obama will kill the bill so they are free to vote so they get gold stars from their base while not suffering the GOP destroying consequences of actually repealing it.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

10. In a nutshell. n/t

[Cha]

9. Kabuki Klowns Flop Again.