Senate Debate On Health Care Law Repeal Falls Along Party Lines

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.

Read coverage from other news outlets about the Senate vote here.

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<h1>Senate Debate On Health Care Law Repeal Falls Along Party Lines</h1>
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			February 3, 2011		</time>
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<p>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.</p><p>      <strong>Read coverage from other news outlets about the Senate vote <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2011/February/02/health-reform-repeal-1099-vote.aspx">here</a>.</strong> </p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Senate%20Debate%20On%20Health%20Care%20Law%20Repeal%20Falls%20Along%20Party%20Lines&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2F020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020211-senate-debate-health-reform-repeal/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10329&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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