Senate votes down health care repeal
Despite support from the two senators from
Senators voted Wednesday afternoon against another effort to dismantle the 2010 health care law signed by former President
It had support from Sens.
The vote against the bill came after senators Tuesday night voted 43-57 against a measure that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act after narrowly agreeing Tuesday afternoon to debate a House version of the bill. Vice President
Until Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader
Moran has opposed that version of the health care repeal bill and helped -- along with Sen.
Roberts, however, supported the bill, and both senators have supported repealing the ACA entirely.
Tuesday's procedural vote to start debate began a floor debate and amendment process in the
"What's the point of being a
He urged Republican senators to work with
"We don't have a communicable disease," he said. "We aren't going to physically harm
Sen.
He said the health care debate was about "freedom of choice," not complex coverage decisions.
"The other side doesn't want to help," Paul said. "They've never met a regulation they wanted to repeal or a tax they've wanted to lower."
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