WASHINGTON — Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he will delay consideration of health care legislation in the Senate, after Sen. John McCain’s announced absence following surgery left Republicans short of votes on their marquee legislation. He did not say when he would aim to return to the health care bill. Even before Saturday night’s developments the fate of the health care legislation looked deeply uncertain in the Senate. Last month McConnell had to cancel a vote on a previous version of the legislation as GOP opposition left its defeat assured. In a Senate divided 52-48 between Republicans and Democrats, McConnell can lose no more than two votes and still prevail.

Source: National Post July 16, 2017 01:48 UTC