Senate ACA Repeal bill fails (again)

[teaotter]

In a dramatic late-night vote, three Republican senators join all 48 Democrats in voting down the so-called "skinny" repeal bill. (Politico)

I was following twitter feeds of some of the reporters at the Senate during the vote-a-rama, and everyone was pretty much stunned by the turn of events. For more than an hour, Republicans refused to close the previous vote so that they'd have more time to strong-arm McCain, Murkowski, and Collins. No one knew what was being said, so reporters were describing body language and hoping. I couldn't believe it was going to go our way, even when Pence left the building.

And then the votes came in.

WE WON!

(Okay, nothing's officially dead until we get a better ACA repair bill in play, but still -- this was supposed to be a done deal in January and we've fought it to a fucking standstill and I AM SO PROUD OF US, LOOK HOW STRONG WE ARE TOGETHER!)

Comments

[executrix]

The battle's done, and we kinda won, so we sound our victory cheer!
Tell me, where do we go from here?

PS--Jeopardy question: Which Senator went to Washington to vote despite being in treatment for advanced cancer?
Who is Mazie Hirono, D-HW?

[teaotter]

I know, I just started hearing about her and her cancer this week. But she's a fucking hero, much more so than McCain.