Dienstag, 26. September 2017

GOP Leadership Says There Will Be No Senate Vote On Latest Obamacare Repeal

Facing implacable opposition and a Sept. 30 deadline to pass a bill to repeal and replace large chunks of the Affordable Care Act, the Republican leadership in the Senate has decided not to vote on a measure that seemed destined to come up short of passage.

GOP senators made the decision to not vote on the latest repeal legislation, dubbed the Graham-Cassidy bill, this afternoon at a weekly party lunch. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who was ultimately responsible for the decision, confirmed afterward that the bill won’t be voted on in time to meet the deadline.

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by Chris Morran via Consumerist

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