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[[File:John McCain Votes No on Obamacare Repeal.jpg|left|thumb|McCain votes no on repealing the Affordable Care Act by giving a thumbs down.]] | [[File:John McCain Votes No on Obamacare Repeal.jpg|left|thumb|McCain votes no on repealing the Affordable Care Act by giving a thumbs down.]] | ||
During a midnight congressional session starting January 11, the Senate of the [[115th United States Congress|115th Congress of the United States]] voted to approve a "budget blueprint" that would allow [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] to repeal parts of the law "without threat of a | During a midnight congressional session starting January 11, the Senate of the [[115th United States Congress|115th Congress of the United States]] voted to approve a "budget blueprint" that would allow [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] to repeal parts of the law "without threat of a Democratic [[filibuster]]".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/us/politics/health-care-congress-vote-a-rama.html |title=Senate Takes Major Step Toward Repealing Health Care Law |last1=Kaplan |first1=Thomas |date=January 12, 2017 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |oclc=1645522 |last2=Pear |first2=Robert |access-date=January 12, 2017 |archive-date=January 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112113923/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/us/politics/health-care-congress-vote-a-rama.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-senate-to-move-forward-on-obamacare-repeal |title=GOP Senate to Move Forward on ObamaCare Repeal |date=January 11, 2017 |publisher=[[Fox News]] Politics |access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref> The plan, which passed 51–48, was named by Senate Republicans the "Obamacare 'repeal resolution.{{' "}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/11/politics/senate-obamacare-repeal/ |title=Senate Opens Obamacare Repeal Drive with Overnight Marathon |last1=Lee |first1=MJ |date=January 12, 2017 |publisher=CNN|last2=Barrett |first2=Ted |last3=LoBianco |first3=Tom |access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref> Democrats opposing the resolution staged a protest during the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-vote-obamacare-repeal-measure-late-night-session-n705816 |title=Senate Approves First Step Toward Repealing Obamacare in Late-Night Session |last=Caldwell |first=Leigh Ann |date=January 12, 2017 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref> | ||
[[Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives|House Republicans]] announced their replacement, the [[American Health Care Act]], on March 6.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Golstein |first1=Amy |last2=DeBonis |first2=Mike |last3=Snell |first3=Kelsey |title=House Republicans release long-awaited plan to repeal and replace Obamacare |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/new-details-emerge-on-gop-plans-to-repeal-and-replace-obamacare/2017/03/06/04751e3e-028f-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html |access-date=March 7, 2017 |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=2269358 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> On March 24, the AHCA failed amid a revolt among Republican representatives.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pear |first1=Robert |title=Push to Repeal Health Law Fails |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/us/politics/health-care-affordable-care-act.html |access-date=March 24, 2017 |issn=0362-4331 |oclc=1645522 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> | [[Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives|House Republicans]] announced their replacement, the [[American Health Care Act]], on March 6.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Golstein |first1=Amy |last2=DeBonis |first2=Mike |last3=Snell |first3=Kelsey |title=House Republicans release long-awaited plan to repeal and replace Obamacare |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/new-details-emerge-on-gop-plans-to-repeal-and-replace-obamacare/2017/03/06/04751e3e-028f-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html |access-date=March 7, 2017 |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=2269358 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> On March 24, the AHCA failed amid a revolt among Republican representatives.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pear |first1=Robert |title=Push to Repeal Health Law Fails |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/us/politics/health-care-affordable-care-act.html |access-date=March 24, 2017 |issn=0362-4331 |oclc=1645522 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> | ||