The Senate on Sunday failed to pass an amendment to repeal the Affordable Care Act in its first vote on repealing the law since Republicans took control of the Senate in January.
Eight senators did not participate in the weekend vote, leading the measure, an amendment to the highway funding bill, to fail in a 49-43 party line vote, according to Politico.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) may ask the Senate to reconsider the measure to repeal Obamacare on Monday, according to Politico.
The amendment was expected to fail, as the measure needed 60 votes to pass. When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the vote on Friday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized McConnell for bringing up the measure. He called the amendment an “empty showboat that’s a good way to distract from what’s going on.”
They gotta keep shaking that hornets nest to keep 'em riled up.
An “empty showboat that’s a good way to distract from what’s going on.” Much like Cruz himself.
And we pay these people,insure they have medical and pension benefits,what an outrage,
MEMO TO MITCH:
in the giddy aftermath of the 2014 election you made a promise to show America how REAL statesmen govern…
when do you start to actually fulfill your promise?
Is it only me? Or do others of average intelligence recognize that the Republicans in the Senate and House are worthless idiots.
Instead of attempting to pass needed legislation (infrastructure, banking, taxes,etc.) they waste time pushing votes on subjects that only appeal to their drooling supporters who have crawled out of the inch deep gene that pool epitomizes Republicans.