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| US Senate rejects bill to repeal Obamacare in huge blow for Trump – live | US Senate rejects bill to repeal Obamacare in huge blow for Trump – live |
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| 8.22am BST | |
| 08:22 | |
| Senate Obamacare Repeal Fails | |
| The Senate effort to pass a “skinny” repeal of Obamacare failed dramatically early Friday morning by a 51-49 vote. | |
| John McCain joined Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who had previously made their objections known to defeat the bill | |
| The failure of efforts to repeal Obamacare meant that Donald Trump is likely to start the six months of his presidency without any major legislative victories | |
| Although it hasn’t permanently foiled Republican efforts to replace Obamacare, it serves as major impediment with an August recess approaching as well as other major pending issues like the budget and the debt ceiling. | |
| 8.04am BST | |
| 08:04 | |
| Here’s footage of the notebook falling on Tim Scott on the Senate floor | |
| On the Senate floor, @SenatorTimScott gets hit by a reporters notebook that feel from the gallery above: pic.twitter.com/qmpyX4ZEdA | |
| 7.58am BST | |
| 07:58 | |
| Lois Beckett | |
| The Guardian’s Lois Beckett talked to David Perdue of Georgia about McCain’s vote and what that means for the Senate: | |
| “You could see, honestly, the body language in the entire chamber change the last two hours,” Sen. David Perdue said. “You guys were up there, you could see it. One side was kind of ebullient and talking, and the other side was very subdued, and all of a sudden, it began to change. And I think it was an instinctive reaction to maybe, ‘This thing’s not going to pass tonight.’ And nobody knew for sure until you saw three votes.” | |
| “This is what democracy is,” Perdue said. “It’s messy.” | |
| “This isn’t about wins and losses. I actually respect Chuck Schumer’s comments tonight. He admitted Obamacare’s broken, we’ve got to fix it,” Perdue said. | |
| The Georgia Republican said that the feeling in the Senate now was, “Let’s move on.” | |
| “I think there’s a mood right now in the senate, from McCain’s comments the other day to Schumer’s comments tonight, I think there’s a growing sense that, ‘Let’s get this done.’” | |
| “I’m standing here ready to work with them,” Sen. David Perdue said of Democrats. | |
| “I don’t think he turned on anybody,” Perdue said of McCain. “I think he voted his conscience. He loves America.” | |
| 7.53am BST | 7.53am BST |
| 07:53 | 07:53 |
| Lisa Murkowski Talks About Her No Vote | Lisa Murkowski Talks About Her No Vote |
| For all the attention given to John McCain, Lisa Murkowski also faced a lot of pressure this morning. NBC’s intrepid Vaughn Hillyard got an exclusive interview with her. | For all the attention given to John McCain, Lisa Murkowski also faced a lot of pressure this morning. NBC’s intrepid Vaughn Hillyard got an exclusive interview with her. |
| Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of three GOP "no" votes, to NBC News: "I believe each of us stood up for the reason that we felt were right." pic.twitter.com/THoKcKEJqv | Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of three GOP "no" votes, to NBC News: "I believe each of us stood up for the reason that we felt were right." pic.twitter.com/THoKcKEJqv |
| 7.50am BST | 7.50am BST |
| 07:50 | 07:50 |
| Bill Cassidy had a rather understated take on tonight’s events. | Bill Cassidy had a rather understated take on tonight’s events. |
| Cassidy on what went down:“Well, it was certainly dramatic. Certainly Senator McCain knows how to improve the drama.” | Cassidy on what went down:“Well, it was certainly dramatic. Certainly Senator McCain knows how to improve the drama.” |
| 7.44am BST | 7.44am BST |
| 07:44 | 07:44 |
| Schumer Shares Inside Story On McCain's Vote | Schumer Shares Inside Story On McCain's Vote |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Lauren Gambino talked to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer after the vote: | Lauren Gambino talked to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer after the vote: |
| Schumer said he and McCain had spoke “three or four” times a day for the last several days, discussing the bill and the exceptionally secretive process Republicans were using to try to pass the measure. | Schumer said he and McCain had spoke “three or four” times a day for the last several days, discussing the bill and the exceptionally secretive process Republicans were using to try to pass the measure. |
| “Given his stature, his remarks at the beginning when he came in, moved everybody and I think that helped,” Schumer said. “He’s a hero. He’s a hero of mine.” | “Given his stature, his remarks at the beginning when he came in, moved everybody and I think that helped,” Schumer said. “He’s a hero. He’s a hero of mine.” |
| “And can we also not forgot the two women senators who were there from the beginning,” Senator Amy Klobuchar interjected. | “And can we also not forgot the two women senators who were there from the beginning,” Senator Amy Klobuchar interjected. |
| Asked if he could remember a more dramatic night than this, Schumer said no. Then he turned around and corrected his response: “The birth of my daughter.” | Asked if he could remember a more dramatic night than this, Schumer said no. Then he turned around and corrected his response: “The birth of my daughter.” |
| 7.42am BST | 7.42am BST |
| 07:42 | 07:42 |
| Mashups of McCain’s vote are already making their way across the Internet. This is one of them. | Mashups of McCain’s vote are already making their way across the Internet. This is one of them. |
| BAH GAWD THAT'S STEVE AUSTIN'S MUSIC pic.twitter.com/vfTwNAC9F3 | BAH GAWD THAT'S STEVE AUSTIN'S MUSIC pic.twitter.com/vfTwNAC9F3 |
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| McCain was apparently messing with the reporters in the gallery when he mouthed “fuck” earlier tonight on the Senate floor. | McCain was apparently messing with the reporters in the gallery when he mouthed “fuck” earlier tonight on the Senate floor. |
| Klobuchar says he did this because he thought the press in the gallery could read his lips https://t.co/xkiFrnDe0H | Klobuchar says he did this because he thought the press in the gallery could read his lips https://t.co/xkiFrnDe0H |
| 7.31am BST | 7.31am BST |
| 07:31 | 07:31 |
| McCain Issues A Statement | McCain Issues A Statement |
| McCain releases a statement pic.twitter.com/KUwcam9uk4 | McCain releases a statement pic.twitter.com/KUwcam9uk4 |
| 7.27am BST | 7.27am BST |
| 07:27 | 07:27 |
| President Trump Issues A Statement On The Vote | President Trump Issues A Statement On The Vote |
| On Twitter, Trump insisted that it was his idea all along just to let Obamacare implode rather than try to repeal and replace it. | On Twitter, Trump insisted that it was his idea all along just to let Obamacare implode rather than try to repeal and replace it. |
| 3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch! | 3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch! |