Obamacare Repeal Fails Early in Senate Health-Care Debate
- GOP leaders holding votes on multiple amendments this week
- Senate also defeated bid to pass McConnell replacement bill
Senate Rejects Obamacare Repeal Amendment
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The Senate rejected a simple repeal of Obamacare on Wednesday, still in the early stages of an unpredictable floor debate on health care amid significant doubts that Republicans can muster the 50 votes needed to pass any kind of bill.
GOP leaders are holding votes on a slew of different health proposals this week to see how close they can get to passing something. The amendment defeated 45-55 Wednesday was similar to the Affordable Care Act repeal that passed Congress in 2015 and was vetoed by then-President Barack Obama.