Obamacare Repeal Collapses as Senate GOP Blocks Health Bill
- McCain joins GOP holdouts to defeat ‘skinny’ repeal measure
- Stripped-down bill was intended to start conference with House
Senate Republicans failed to pass health care legislation as Senator John McCain and two colleagues voted against the GOP's 'Skinny' repeal of Obamacare. Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli reports on 'Bloomberg Surveillance.' (Source: Bloomberg)
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A months-long effort by Senate Republicans to pass health-care legislation collapsed early Friday after GOP Senator John McCain joined two of his colleagues to block a stripped-down Obamacare repeal bill.
“I regret that our efforts were simply not enough, this time,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor after the vote. “This is clearly a disappointing moment.”