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Swordsmyth
07-25-2017, 10:32 PM
The vote was 43 in favor and 57 against. Nine Republicans voted against the measure.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-republican-plan-repeal-replace-obamacare-fails-enough-024111262.html

Swordsmyth
07-25-2017, 11:08 PM
Republicans who voted to reject their party's repeal-and-replace plan were Collins, Murkowski, and Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Bob Corker of Tennessee, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Dean Heller of Nevada, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Mike Lee of Utah.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/25/obamacare-repeal-vote-senate-republicans-240926

Noob
07-26-2017, 08:44 AM
I wonder if the bare bones skinny repeal will end up passing, at less it would get rid of the individual mandate.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/us/politics/congress-moves-to-stop-irs-from-enforcing-health-law-mandate.html

Noob
09-04-2017, 04:32 PM
The new Obamacare repeal bill, will they pass before the September 30 deadline?


Lindsey Graham: Block Grants ‘Truly and Fundamentally a Different Approach than Obamacare’ Graham said that he believes that Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) – the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee chairman – will likely hold hearings in September on his proposed plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/29/exclusive-senator-lindsey-graham-block-grants-truly-and-fundamentally-a-different-approach-than-obamacare/