Senate rejects effort to force 60 votes for Obamacare repeal

Published January 5, 2017 9:16pm ET



The Senate narrowly rejected Democrats’ attempts to force Republicans to get 60 votes to repeal Obamacare rather than a simple majority.

The Senate voted 52-48 along party lines to reject an amendment by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and other Democrats to a budget resolution bill that is the first step toward repealing Obamacare.

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