Anyone have a breakdown on the republican “no” votes? Need to look hard at supporting primary challengers.
Collins, Murkowski.
I couldn’t find the vote record for the latest vote tonight, but you can start with these 2...they voted against even opening debate earlier today: Murkowski (R-AK) and Collins (R-ME).
RE: Anyone have a breakdown on the republican “no” votes? Need to look hard at supporting primary challengers.
GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Bob Corker (Tenn.), Tom Cotton (Ark.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Dean Heller (Nev.), Mike Lee (Utah), Jerry Moran (Kan.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Rand Paul (Ky.) voted against the repeal-replace proposal on the procedural hurdle.
No Democrats voted for it.
The proposal was the first amendment to get a vote after senators took up the House-passed healthcare bill, which is being used as a vehicle for any Senate action, earlier Tuesday.
But it was widely expected to fail because it needed 60 votes because the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) didn’t analyze either the Cruz or Portman proposal that was packaged in with the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA).
Tuesday night’s vote doesn’t prevent GOP leadership from offering another repeal and replace amendment, or another version of BCRA.
It could also help GOP leadership get rank-and-file senators on the record, as they try to figure out a path forward.