In the nineties they tried to pass a healthcare bill and the effort failed pretty completely

[el_bryanto]

Congress didn't seriously take up the issue for another 15 years. Now we are trying again. If this bill fails completely or is seen to have failed completely - i.e. there's no vote and there's nothing - how many more years will we have to wait?

Alternatively if this bill passes, weak as it is, can Democrats come back to the table next year and keep working on it?

There's a big difference between next year and 15 years.

Bryant