An insufficient number of Senate Republicans showed up Wednesday morning to approve President Trump’s pick to lead a top healthcare agency.

The Senate Finance Committee tied on a 9-9 vote on whether Seema Verma should lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency that oversees the federal government’s health insurance programs including the Obamacare marketplaces.

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