Thursday, July 27, 2017

Single-Payer Unanimously Defeated in U.S. Senate, Dozens of Dems Vote 'Present'

Townhall reports:
The Daines amendment received a vote this afternoon, and it was unanimously defeated, 57-0. A number of in-cycle, vulnerable Democrats voted against the awful bill, with dozens of Democrats (including several with obvious presidential ambitions) pulling an Obama maneuver by voting "present." Liberal members didn't want to play along with a GOP "stunt," but they didn't want to go on the record against single-payer either. Less left-wing members wanted no part of single-payer-based attacks back home, so they gave House Democrats' plan a public thumbs-down
An article worth your time.