McCain Returns to Senate as Republicans Salvage Obamacare Repeal Effort
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Hours after the Republican-led
Lawmakers Tuesday night voted 43-57 on a measure drafted by Senate Majority Leader
The measure also included an amendment by
Tuesday night's vote is the first of many that will be taken this week in the
It took Vice President
A decisive vote was cast by
McCain calls for bipartisanship
"I stand here today, looking a little the worse for wear," the
McCain chided his colleagues for the lack of progress they have made in deciding what to do about the Affordable Care Act. He called on all senators to govern better by embracing compromise, bipartisanship and the
"Stop listening to the bombastic loudmouths on the radio, television and internet. To hell with them! They don't want anything done for the public good. Our incapacity is their livelihood,'' McCain said.
"Let's trust each other. ... We've been spinning our wheels on too many important issues because we keep trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle," he said.
Despite the warm reception for McCain by senators of both parties,
Which version will they debate?
"I have never seen a process like this, where the senators are in the dark, and you're talking about a sixth of the American economy [the health care industry]," said Senator
Senate Majority Leader
Republican Senate Majority Leader
President
"We have a distance to go to get where we need to be," said Senator
Details to determine final vote
Several moderate
"If the final product isn't improved for the state of
It remained unclear which version of the legislation McConnell would put in play.
In a series of tweets early Tuesday, Trump said Obamacare was "torturing" Americans.
Trump has repeatedly pressed the
'We are not the president's subordinates'
McCain said he would not vote for the current version of the bill that McConnell has been preparing. He advised his colleagues on the
The nonpartisan
Recent public opinion surveys, however, show that Americans view the existing Affordable Care Act more favorably than any of the
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Democratic
"This is reckless. This is irresponsible," Franken said. "The American people deserve better."
Franken said the vote to proceed with debate "is a vote to move forward with conceivably any one of these bills, and all of these bills are terrible."
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