国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. Republican-controlled House passes bill to repeal Obamacare_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. Republican-controlled House passes bill to repeal Obamacare

House Republican leaders had scrambled for enough support before the voting after having a series of changes added since an earlier version was pulled from a House floor voting at last minute in March.

Also on the day, frustrated Democrats warned that the Obamacare repeal will leave Americans worse off.

"Make no mistake, many people will die as a result of this bill," House lawmaker Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Florida, said on ABC.

Sensing the challenges ahead in the Senate, Pence told the crowd: "Welcome to the beginning of the end of Obamacare."

UNCERTAIN FATE IN SENATE

The bill is now sent to the Senate where it is widely expected to face fierce partisan fights and significant revisions.

First, the House voting was in high stakes since the latest version of the bill emerged only days ago and the Congressional Budget Office has yet to analyze its costs and impact on people's ability to obtain insurance.

"Do you believe in what is in this bill?" House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday."Some of you have said ... well, they'll fix it in the Senate. But you have every provision of this bill tattoos on your forehead you will glow in the dark on this one."

Second, similar with the situation in the House, no Senate Democrats are expected to support the bill. Therefore, the 52 Republicans in the Senate could afford to lose only two votes to have the bill passed. Vice President, acting as the Senate Speaker, would cast a vote in the event of a tie.