Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2017
US Senate rejects measure to partly repeal Affordable Care Act, dealing GOP leaders a major setback
28 July 2017 - Senate Republicans suffered a dramatic failure early Friday in their bid to advance a scaled-back plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, throwing into question whether they can actually repeal the 2010 health law.
Their latest effort to redraw the ACA failed after Senator John McCain's decision to side with a couple other Republicans against President Donald Trump and GOP leaders.
The Arizona Republican, diagnosed with brain cancer last week, returned to Washington on Tuesday and delivered a stirring address calling for a bipartisan approach to overhauling the ACA, a process that may have compelled McCain to cast his rebellious vote.
