‘Let Obamacare Fail,’ Trump Says as G.O.P. Health Bill Collapses

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On Capitol Hill, Republicans and Democrats alike were trying to make sense of the bill's downfall - and what comes next.

On Monday night, two Republican senators, Mike Lee of Utah and Jerry Moran of Kansas, came out in opposition to the bill, leaving Republican leaders at least two votes short of those needed to start debate on the measure.

Two other Republican senators, Ms. Collins and Rand Paul of Kentucky, affirmed their opposition to the measure last week, leaving Mr. McConnell with no room for error as he tried to move toward a vote.

Speaking on the Senate floor on Tuesday morning, Mr. McConnell laid out plans for a vote on a measure like the one vetoed by Mr. Obama in January 2016, which, Mr. McConnell said, would include a "Repeal of Obamacare combined with a stable, two-year transition period."

He faced the same math problem as with his own bill: He can afford to lose only two Republican senators, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking the tie.

"The Republicans proposed surgery. The operation was a failure. Now Republicans are proposing a second surgery that will surely kill the patient."

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