Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin say they can't support the so-called "skinny repeal" taking shape in the Senate because it would wreak havoc on health insurance markets.
Democrats vowed opposition as the Senate prepared for a bizarre Capitol Hill ritual, a "vote-a-rama" on amendments that promised to last into the wee hours of Friday morning.
Sanders is expected to speak after 1:45 p.m. ET. Watch live here.
What if, during these strange legislative times, the skinny repeal were passed by the Senate and then became law? States’ experiences with insurance market reforms and rollbacks highlight the possible trouble spots.
1:59 a.m. : As news of the GOP “no” votes made their way outside the Capitol, protesters cheered. "They closed the vote!" pic.twitter.com/WQlAGjTdEu — Joshua Barajas (@Josh_Barrage) July 28, 2017…
Watch the speech live online here at the PBS NewsHour at 10:15 a.m. ET Thursday.
The Alaska lawmaker and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only two Republicans who on Tuesday opposed moving forward with allowing debate on GOP legislation to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law passed…
Republicans found themselves no closer to passing a plan to repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, after two key GOP ideas failed by large margins in the Senate. Lisa Desjardins looks at their options and the opposition.
Seven Republicans joined all Democrats in rejecting a measure by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky that would have repealed most of former President Obama's health care law, with a two-year delay but no replacement…
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to speak around 2 p.m. ET. Watch live in the player above.
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