The House could, according to the rules, still pass the skinny bill if the conference comes up empty, a senior GOP aide said.
Three senators from U.S. President Donald Trump's Republican Party joined their Democratic rivals to reject a pared-down repeal bill of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Barack Obama's signature health care reform, early Friday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's multiple failed attempts to pass a healthcare bill show how hard it has been for him to garner support from members of his own party on a single plan that will uproot the ACA, which Republicans say has driven up premiums and forced consumers to buy insurance they do not want and can not afford.
"We should not make the mistakes of the past that has led to Obamacare's collapse, including in my home state of Arizona where premiums are skyrocketing and health care providers are fleeing the marketplace", McCain said. Don't let the American people down!
"From the beginning, I have believed that Obamacare should be repealed and replaced with a solution that increases competition, lowers costs, and improves care for the American people".
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Mr Schumer said: "I have not seen a senator who speaks truth to power as strongly, as well and as frequently as John McCain". Republicans in the Senate, unable to come up with a compromise that would satisfy both moderates and hard-line conservatives among them, are now considering whether to simply repeal the bill, with a two-year delay to come up with a replacement.
"I will not vote for the bill as it is today", he said, emphasizing each word of the sentence. The vote only narrowly passed, with Vice President Mike Pence casting a tie-breaking vote after two Republican Senators voted against it.
McCain is likely to have a tough fight ahead, but there is no question that he will receive world class care during his battle with cancer - a privilege that too many Americans don't have.
Then Senators voted with no one knowing for sure how it would turn out.
Hours after what may have been the most pivotal moment in his legislative career, Sen. They are hoping that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will outline this new proposal.
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