But the path forward was no clearer, as the Senate soon after voted down a Republican plan to repeal and replace former president Barack Obama’s signature health care reform. Nine Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting the amendment in the first of several votes expected to repeal Obamacare. "We can do better than Obamacare," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. Secretive processForecasts by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office on various health reform bills have predicted that millions of Americans would lose health care if the measures become law. Democrats have blasted the secretive process, accusing Republican leaders of rushing a mammoth bill to the floor without sufficient discussion or debate.

Source: Viet Nam News July 26, 2017 04:30 UTC