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Senate votes down Rand Paul’s budget amendments to cut spending, repeal Obamacare

By Joseph Lawler
Published October 20, 2017 1:28am ET
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Senate votes down Rand Paul’s budget amendments to cut spending, repeal Obamacare
The libertarian-minded senator's attempt to allow the Senate to consider another attempt at repealing Obamacare with the budget also failed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted down two amendments from Sen. Rand Paul to include spending cuts as part of the fiscal year 2018 budget.

The libertarian-minded senator’s attempt to allow the Senate to consider another attempt at repealing Obamacare with the budget also failed.

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