The Senate has turned the Health Bill into a spectacle of clusterf*ck amendment volleys going into Wednesday’s debates. Maybe we should turn Congress into a giant game show with Steve Harvey as host because his reaction to proposed plan could express what many believe – PB/TK
Senate debates health care bill, one major GOP plan fails (CBS Live Updates) – CBS / July 26 2017
The Senate voted Tuesday in favor on a motion to proceed with debate on the Senate’s health care plan to effectively repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. On Tuesday night, the Senate Republican plan to repeal and replace the health care law failed on a procedural vote.
The Senate adjourned but will return on Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. to resume debate and consideration of amendments to the Republican health care bill.
Tuesday: Highlights from the votes:
- After 50 “no” votes on the motion to proceed to debate (including all Democrats plus two Republicans) and 50 “yes” votes from Republicans, Vice President Mike Pence broke the tie
- Sen. John McCain was welcomed back to Senate with standing ovation, votes “yes”
- Protesters yell, “Kill the bill, don’t kill us,” disrupting start of vote
- Senate GOP’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, known as BCRA, fails in procedural vote, at about 9:30 p.m.
The first vote was intended to open debate on the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the GOP-sponsored Obamacare replacement plan that passed the House of Representatives in May.
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