Thursday, February 3, 2011

U.S. Senate fails to repeal health care bill

On a party line vote, the U.S. Senate voted 51-47 against a bill to repeal the health care law.
The vote came two weeks to the day the Republican House voted 245-189 to repeal the law, and just days after a federal judge ruled Obama's signature legislative achievement is unconstitutional.

Republicans have vowed to carry the fight forward, saying they will seek to de-fund the law as it is implemented. The GOP also has promised Wednesday's repeal vote will not be the last in this Congress.

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