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U.S. Senate Mulls Bare-Bones Healthcare Bill; Marathon of Voting Expected

Yasmeen Abutaleb and Susan Cornwell  |  

The Senate voted 55-45 on Wednesday against a simple repeal of Obamacare that would have provided a two-year delay so Congress could work out a replacement plan. Seven Republicans opposed the bill. On Tuesday, senators rejected the broad repeal-and-replace plan Republicans had worked on since May.

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