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WASHINGTON, July 19 (APP/AFP) – The US Senate will
vote next week on proceeding to a bill that repeals the Affordable Care Act without a ready replacement plan, the chamber’s top Republican said Tuesday.
“At the request of the president and vice president and after
consulting with our members, we will have the vote on the motion to proceed to the Obamacare repeal bill early next week,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.
The vote is expected to fail, as three Senate Republicans have
already declared their opposition to moving ahead with the controversial legislation.
Republicans hold a 52-48 majority in the chamber, and can only afford
to lose two of the party’s senators on the vote. Democrats are united against the measure.
The announcement comes as McConnell’s latest effort to repeal and
replace the law known as Obamacare imploded, after four senators came out against it.