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Repeal and Replace Defeated

Last night's Senate vote narrowly closed the latest attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare.

  It was a long night for the Senate. Around one-forty in the morning, the latest GOP attempt to repeal Obamacare died by just a few votes. The voting was largely along party lines. However, Susan Collins from Maine, Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, and john McCain of Arizona were the three votes that broke ranks from fellow Republicans. The loss…

Dead on Arrival

There's no longer enough Republican support for their Obamacare replacement plan.

  Two more Republican senators have come out against the new health care plan, essentially ending any hope of the ‘Better Care Reconciliation Act’ becoming law. This latest opposition means at least four GOP senators are planning to vote ‘nay.’ and it’s a crushing blow to the party after campaigning on the issue for years. Republicans had been strongly criticized…