Voter anger turned Republicans against the Affordable Care Act, but amid the promises of repeal, the party never offered a viable alternative.
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The Republican Women Behind the Vote
Senator John McCain shocked his party when he turned his thumb down and voted “no” to repeal the Affordable Care Act. But it was two staunch female Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — who fought the Senate repeal from the start.
McCain is getting the credit, but these women are the ones who really saved Obamacare
Sens. Murkowski and Collins have always stuck to their principles.Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, listen to the president speak in June. CREDIT: AP/Susan Wlash
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is grabbing headlines after he voted “no” on the Senate’s so-called “skinny repeal” bill to roll back Obamacare. McCain walked onto the Senate floor during the roll call and g...
McCain’s Vote Provides Dramatic Moment in 7-Year Battle Over Obamacare
He kept his intention quiet until the end, when he joined Democrats and two Republican senators to defeat the measure.
John McCain Casts Decisive Health Care Vote
Senate leaders react after John McCain, Republican of Arizona, who returned to the Senate this week after receiving a diagnosis of brain cancer, cast the decisive vote to defeat his party’s “skinny repeal” of Obamacare.
The 5 Things to Know About the Failed Senate Effort to Repeal Obamacare
Here are some key lessons from the vote early Friday that seemingly brought an end to Republicans’ seven-year dream of dismantling Obamacare.
A Look Inside the Senate’s Late Night
The Capitol was brimming with tension as Republicans tried to rally support in their latest attempt to repeal Obamacare.
Senate Rejects Slimmed-Down Obamacare Repeal as McCain Votes No
The party’s senators trimmed their vision of a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but three Republicans turned on the bill in the dead of night.
Senate GOP prepared to vote for health care bill they don’t support, could become law
Are Republicans falling for the old okie-doke?Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, speak on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 18. President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and “a few Republicans” over the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite t...