WASHINGTON: US Republicans on Tuesday fell short yet again in their seven-year drive to repeal Obamacare, in a bitter defeat that raises more questions about their ability to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda. Republicans widely view Obamacare, which provides coverage to 20 million Americans, as a costly government overreach. TRUMP DISAPPOINTEDTrump said on Tuesday his administration was disappointed in “certain so-called Republicans” who did not support the bill. Republicans hold a slim 52-48 majority in the Senate and at least three senators - Collins, Paul and John McCain of Arizona - had publicly rejected the bill. “I will readily admit that the Republican Party has done a bad job of explaining what we’re for in terms of replace on Obamacare,” Republican Senator Ben Sasse said on the Senate floor.

Source: New Strait Times September 26, 2017 23:48 UTC