Senate Passes Critical Motion To Advance Obamacare Repeal Efforts
Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote and the motion to begin debate on a repeal of Obamacare has officially passed.
With just two Republicans, Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voting 'no', the Senate has just passed a critical "Motion To Proceed" bill which will allow for debate to officially begin on a repeal of Obamacare. The official tally included 50 'yes' votes which will allow Vice President Mike Pence to cast the deciding tie breaker vote to put Republicans over the edge.
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From the hill:
Senate Republicans are considering passing a dramatically scaled-down version of their ObamaCare repeal bill as a way to pass something and set up negotiations with the House, according to GOP aides.
The measure, known as a "skinny bill," is intended to be something all Republicans can agree on, so they can pass a bill and move to a conference committee with the House.
Aides say the scaled-down bill would likely just repeal ObamaCare's individual and employer mandates and the medical device tax.
That would be a far narrower measure than the most recent Senate replacement bill, which also scaled down ObamaCare's subsidies and cut Medicaid.
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