Mccain Took To Senate Floor And Still Voted Against Obamacare

Senate minority leader chuck schumer d n y told reporters that he knew mccain was going to vote against his own party s bill by around 10 p m three hours before the vote.

Mccain took to senate floor and still voted against obamacare.

Mccain said he did not want the republicans to follow the approach the democrats took during the obamacare debate and force the bill to passage without any support from the other party. Mccain took the floor to call for a return to regular order in the senate rather than the more chaotic schedule that s dominated of late. Hobble the aca and trust that a handful of lawmakers would be able to craft an alternative behind closed doors despite failing to accomplish that very thing after years of trying. With a dramatic thumbs down on the senate floor he stopped that.

Zach gibson getty images the senate had been debating obamacare repeal for two months and it all. After republicans spent months bickering amongst themselves about what was better mccain was disappointed in the option presented to senators hours before their vote. Ap july 30 2017 12 35am. Mccain who has brain cancer cast the decisive vote that halted the gop s first obamacare repeal effort over the summer.

We re getting nothing done mccain thundered. Mccain to oppose graham cassidy likely sinking obamacare repeal still senate republicans privately believed mccain s vote was gettable. John mccain returned to the senate after surgery for a brain tumour and voted against trump s repeal of obamacare. He said he had talked.

After a dramatic delay in voting on tuesday afternoon mccain walked out on the senate floor and cast his vote to begin debate on repealing the affordable care act the first step in majority.