Senate Debate On Health Care Law Repeal Falls Along Party Lines - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News /news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/ ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News produces in-depth journalism on health issues and is a core operating program of KFF. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:57:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=32 Senate Debate On Health Care Law Repeal Falls Along Party Lines - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News /news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/ 32 32 161476233 Senate Debate On Health Care Law Repeal Falls Along Party Lines /news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/ /news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/#respond Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:25:17 +0000 http://khn.wp.alley.ws/news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., introduced an amendment to an unrelated bill today that would repeal the health law. Senators from both sides took to the floor, with Republicans – including McConnell, Mike Johanns, R-Neb., and freshman Rand Paul, R-Ky. –  arguing that the country wants repeal. Democrats – including Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., vociferously objected, maintaining that the benefits of the law are popular and outweigh any flaws in the legislation.

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