26-09-2017 09:37 via vtdigger.org

GOP fails to muster votes for Obamacare repeal

Police arrested protesters in a hallway outside of a hearing on a bill to reform health care. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerWASHINGTON —After a frenzied day of hearings, protests and arrests on Capitol Hill, the latest attempt to repeal Obamacare appears to be dead.
The so-called Graham-Cassidy bill was a last ditch effort by Republicans to roll back the Affordable Care Act.Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, declared Monday evening that she would vote against the health care reform package.
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