国际英语资讯:U.S. Senate again votes down Republican plan to repeal Obamacare
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 28-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>' <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fulfilled">fulfilled</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="skinny">skinny</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span>" <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="watered">watered</span>-<span word="down">down</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thwarted">thwarted</span>.</p><p><span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McCain">McCain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>: "<span word="Skinny">Skinny</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> & <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>."</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="reacted">reacted</span>: "3 <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> 48 <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="implode">implode</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="Watch">Watch</span>!"</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="relieved">relieved</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="drastically">drastically</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>," <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Minority">Minority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Schumer">Schumer</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fulfill">fulfill</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="promise">promise</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="track">track</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="committees">committees</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span>," <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Majority">Majority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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