Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will return to the Senate in time to vote on the motion to proceed to debate on a bill to repeal Obamacare after undergoing surgery and being diagnosed with brain cancer.
“Senator McCain looks forward to returning to the United States Senate tomorrow to continue working on important legislation, including health care reform, the National Defense Authorization Act, and new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea,” McCain’s office said in a statement Monday night.
Without McCain in Washington, D.C., to back a proceed to Obamacare repeal, Senate GOP leaders would have only been able to lose one member of their caucus on that vote. McCain’s return to the Capitol should make it easier for the GOP to proceed to a vote-a-rama on health care this week, though it’s still unclear that they have the votes.
Republican senators said Monday evening that they had been discussing the potential for McCain to return to the Capitol in time for the vote. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has scheduled the vote on the motion to proceed for Tuesday, but it’s still not clear which bill or bills senators will take a vote on after they agree to debate.
Trump will blame the brain cancer if McCain doesn’t support him.
Oh the irony of coming back from a health problem…to cut health care for Americans. We’ll see if McCain is a real maverick or if he puts party over country and falls in line.
He always puts his party over country.
So, tell us, John McCain - do you want to be the guy who casts the vote to take health care away from 22 million Americans? Or the guy who did the right thing because it is right? Because this will be your legacy. Forever. In the history books and in Wikipedia. And is Trump the kind of guy you really want to help get credit for a huge win for him? President Trump? Because he will get the credit, he will get the victory. Remember, you wanted to be president - is he the kind of president you would have been? Remember what he said about you during the campaign. Is he the kind of president you think is good for the country you say you love? What kind of man will you be when you step up today, John McCain?
Exactly. This is what will live on and be remembered. I guess we’ll find out if he hates Obama more than Trump or vice versa. We might even find out if he wants to be remembered as a straight-talking public servant. This really is one of those periods in history that try your soul and show what you’re made out of.