Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday night, just hours before the president's State of the Union address, began the legislative process of forcing the House-passed health care repeal bill to the Senate floor for a vote.
Using a particular Senate rule typically reserved for the leaders, McConnell bypassed committee action and put the bill directly before the members, even without the support of the Majority Leader who, for the most part, controls the legislative calendar. It is a procedure that takes a couple of days to ripen before any vote can occur, though even then it could be a fight.
McConnell's Democratic counterpart, Harry Reid of Nevada, has vowed that no such repeal vote will occur, but the Kentucky Republican has stuck to his guns, telling Fox News' Chris Wallace on Sunday, "The Democratic leadership in the Senate doesn't want a vote on this bill, but I assure you we will."
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-Ny., seemed to acknowledge the inevitability of a repeal vote
It is unclear where the votes would stand on repeal, likely it would be close to party-line, though several Democrats have said some serious changes could be implemented. Both Sens. Joe Manchin, D-WV, and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., for instance, have said the individual health care mandate could be replaced. (BOTH CLASS I)
It is unclear where the votes would stand on repeal, likely it would be close to party-line, though several Democrats have said some serious changes could be implemented. Both Sens. Joe Manchin, D-WV, and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., for instance, have said the individual health care mandate could be replaced. (BOTH CLASS I)
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THE CLASS I SENATORS ARE DEFECTING OH HONORABLE REID.
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