Joe Biden Called And Lobbied John McCain Ahead Of Obamacare Repeal

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>According to the Washington Post, former VP Joe Biden reportedly personally lobbied Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) before he was to cast a crucial vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

>Biden was said to lobby McCain in lieu of former President Barack Obama. Obama has thus far remained quiet on the issue.

>Former Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) also lobbied McCain to oppose the bill.

>When the voting was underway, Senator John McCain along with Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) casted their "Nay" votes to essentially kill the GOP's effort to do away with key provisions of the ACA.

>On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump used Twitter to urge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to eliminate the vote threshold, which is currently set at 60, in hopes of advancing the legislation.

>The health care bill itself needed 51 votes to pass, but failed to acquire them.

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