July 20, 2017

Three Republicans blocking final effort to defund Planned Parenthood, repeal Obamacare

U.S Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia is one of three Republicans who refused to vote for the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito 
Republicans failed to rally enough senators to vote for the Better Care Reconciliation Act, which would repeal and replace Obamacare. Then, Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, announced the Senate would instead only vote on repealing the pro-abortion healthcare law.

The bill repealing Obamacare would also defund Planned Parenthood for one year. Three Republican senators, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Susan Collins of Maine, have all said they'd vote against the bill. This means McConnell doesn't have the 50 votes needed to debate and then pass the bill.

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