What’s Next After the Repeal Fail?

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Republicans last attempt to repeal Obama Care failed once again to pass. In all, 13 of the 52 GOP senators said they would vote against a healthcare bill at some point, including John McCain. McCain’s vote initially was the vote to kill the bill. Trump wasn’t very involved in this bill, although he tried to change the minds of the Democrats.

The Senate on Tuesday gave up on a last-gasp ObamaCare repeal bill from Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy. Republicans will likely have to wait until 2019 to use the fast-track process, known as reconciliation, to pass a repeal bill with just a simple majority.

Now that the ObamaCare repeal didn’t pass, the Republicans are going to focus on the tax reform. There is still a possibility that some elements of ObamaCare repeal could make their way into a tax reform bill.

Republicans want to use reconciliation again, but this time they want to use it on tax reform. They believe they can pass this bill a little more easier than the ObamaCare repeal.

The Senate must first pass a budget resolution, which includes instructions on how much the tax-writing committees can spend in tax cuts. The Senate finance committee was told it could approve tax cuts that would add $1.5 trillion to the deficit over the next ten years when they would expire unless Congress voted to extend them. The Democrats disagree with this.

The tax reform is now their main priority. The republicans are going to work extra harder on this bill. They wouldn’t want another bill to fail.