Shelby Statement on Obamacare Repeal Vote

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today released a statement following the failure of the Senate's health care repeal measure, which would have given Americans relief from Obamacare:

"I am disappointed that the Senate could not agree on a bill intended to help millions of Americans escape Obamacare's burdens. Obamacare has led to skyrocketing costs and collapsing insurance markets. The status quo is unsustainable. Republicans made a promise to the American people to repeal and replace this failing law, and while many of us have worked to keep that promise, our efforts were unsuccessful.

"We have missed a vital opportunity to provide relief from a flawed law on the verge of collapse. The American people deserve better. They deserve health care reform that actually works."

Read this original document at: https://www.shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/newsreleases?ID=0CFCFD71-6A01-4A77-85D9-7B7724895A1B