Lee Tries To Revive Failed ACA-Repeal Measure; Reconciliation Deadline Passes Without Action

July 27, 2015 at 7:04 PM
After a Republican amendment to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed on Sunday (July 26) when the Senate voted 49-43 along party lines not to tack it onto a highway funding bill, with eight senators did not voting, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) now hopes to put the measure up for a simple-majority vote that would require only 51 yeas instead of 60 to pass. Conn Carroll, Lee's communications director, said the senator expects to start that process, known as the...


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