Dem Senators Dance On The Grave Of Senate GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked by Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., left, and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., criticizes the Republican health care bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he will unveil their revised health care bill Thursday and begin voting on it next week.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., flanked by Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., left, and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., criticizes the Republican health care bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, T... Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., flanked by Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., left, and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., criticizes the Republican health care bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he will unveil their revised health care bill Thursday and begin voting on it next week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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After the GOP effort to repeal and replace Obamacare unravelled Monday night, Senate Democrats celebrated the news and thanked their constituents for speaking out against it.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced the delay of the bill on Twitter just after 9:00 p.m. Monday and thanked “everyone” who opposed it.

A few Democrats used the news as an opportunity to call on their colleagues to band together to improve the Affordable Care Act, like Hillary Clinton’s former running-mate Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA). He called the failed repeal bill “good news” for Americans and sided with comments from Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who made a statement from home as he recovers from a blood clot related surgery, urging Democrats and Republicans to work together.

A few Democratic representatives chimed in as well, with Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA) saying Congress has to “fight harder” to make health care good for everyone and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) calling out the President for his “dumb as rocks” idea to repeal and replace without a better plan.

Top Senate Democrats called the bill’s failure “proof” that Republicans’ plan is “unworkable” and most thanked their constituents for voicing their concerns over the repeal plan.

And Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said there is still work to be done to protect health care, “a basic human right.”

Correction: This post incorrectly identified Rep. Ted Lieu as a Republican. We regret the error.

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  1. Nobody listens to Orange Foolious anymore.

  2. Dem Senators Dance On The Grave Of Senate GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Bill

    One of TPMs dumbest headlines of the year. Yes, I love this site, but they do foist some god awful headlines on us.

  3. Ted Lieu. The Man !

  4. Posted last night:


    When you’ve got experienced leadership, this is what you get. Don’t underestimate what these two did to grease the skids for Mitch.

    (Always helps to have a chump for an adversary)

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