US Republicans failed spectacularly yesterday in their latest effort to dismantle Obamacare, leaving the party shocked and in disarray and signalling the potential death knell for President Donald Trump's dream of repealing his predecessor's health
President Donald Trump
US Republicans failed spectacularly yesterday in their latest effort to dismantle Obamacare, leaving the party shocked and in disarray and signalling the potential death knell for President Donald Trump's dream of repealing his predecessor's health reforms.
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The vote - held in the dead of night - came down to the wire, with the decisive moment resting with Senator John McCain, recently diagnosed with brian cancer, who sided with two moderate Republicans and all Democrats in opposing the legislation. The vote was on a so-called 'skinny repeal' bill that would have rolled back only parts of Obamacare but kept the bulk of the law intact.
"This was a disappointment, a disappointment indeed," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told colleagues after one of the most tense votes in years on the Senate floor, adding, "I regret that our efforts were simply not enough this time."
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