The Republican-dominated House voted Tuesday afternoon to repeal Obamacare. The 239-186 vote includes three Republican dissenters, while Democrats voted unanimously against the bill.
Rep. José Serrano (D-N.Y.) provided some drama during the proceedings.
Rep Jose Serrano walks off house floor, hand to heart, says dramatically, "My god, they're going to repeal Obamacare"
— Daniel Newhauser (@dnewhauser) February 3, 2015
House votes 239-186 to repeal Obama health law; no Dems vote "Yes" – 3 GOP votes against pic.twitter.com/hh4IpvaVOy
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) February 3, 2015
House votes to repeal #Obamacare, 239 186. There were three GOP nays. All Democrats voted no.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 3, 2015
House voted to repeal Obamacare, 239-186. Three Rs (in swing districts) voted no. The question: How much time will Senate spend on this?
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) February 3, 2015
House passes Obamacare repeal 239-186.
3 Rs joined united Ds voting no —
Dold
Katko
Poliquin— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) February 3, 2015
Going out on a limb here: the #Obamacare repeal that just passed the House won't get to 60 votes.
— Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) February 3, 2015
Today, House votes for 67th time to repeal, defund or dismantle Obamacare: 5 votes in current (114th) Congress; 27 in 113th; 35 in 112th.
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) February 3, 2015
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Let’s get the Groundhog Day jokes out of the way.
Repealing ObamaCare is the GOP's version of #GroundhogDay , the movie.
— Maggie Jordan (@MaggieJordanACN) February 3, 2015
The calendar may show that Groundhog day was yesterday, but House Democrats insisting this latest Obamacare repeal vote means it's today too
— Deirdre Walsh (@deirdrekwalsh) February 3, 2015
Has everybody already made the obvious Groundhog Day jokes? http://t.co/TPlKwXcQuF
— Emily Stephenson (@ewstephe) February 3, 2015
Townhall’s Guy Benson gives three great points why this vote is different.
What Dems' #Obamacare repeal/Groundhog day snark ignores: http://t.co/Ai3blgtBnt
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 3, 2015
This line of thinking ignores three factors: (1) The GOP campaigned hard against Obamacare last fall and won a resounding midterm victory, (2) this latest vote represents the first chance for newly-elected members to weigh in on Obamacare — many are eager to fulfill a campaign promise by backing repeal, and (3) at least eight of those 40-plus, supposedly quixotic repeal votes actually succeeded, dismantling parts of the law and reducing funding for it. Oh, and this time around, Republicans control the Senate, too.
The Groundhog Day snark doesn’t seem to have much of a sting.
#Obamacare fails to give the American people what they want — fewer hassles, more choices, and less government mandates.
— Blake Farenthold (@farenthold) February 3, 2015
The House just voted with my support to repeal #Obamacare. RT to share the good news! pic.twitter.com/R3VVAhxmAA
— Diane Black (@RepDianeBlack) February 3, 2015
Proud to vote in favor of #HR596, #RepealObamacare http://t.co/5XvGDxt88t #AR3
— Rep. Steve Womack (@rep_stevewomack) February 3, 2015
Voting to repeal #Obamacare is a great way to spend my birthday! pic.twitter.com/g056iVLjQO
— Tom Graves (@RepTomGraves) February 3, 2015
Happy birthday!
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