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Ron Johnson blames Senate leadership for Obamacare repeal failure

By Joel Gehrke
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Ron Johnson blames Senate leadership for Obamacare repeal failure

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., blamed Senate Republican leaders on Tuesday for the failure of an Obamacare replacement bill and refused to say he has faith in his leadership.

“This was the responsibility of Senate leadership,” Johnson told reporters on Tuesday, making a point not to blame Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., by name. “It was in our court and we should have handled this.”

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