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As the G.O.P.'s leadership (and Cassidy, too) got behind more radical repeal measures, Collins gradually distanced herself from her party.
Trump has been frustrated by Republicans' repeated failures on healthcare and has expressed displeasure with the senators who have stood in the way of repeal measures.
The way ahead is therefore clear: Since the Burmese government's steps so far have been dramatic but largely symbolic, the West, too, should repeal measures that sound more important than they are: the visa bans and asset freezes, for example.
The continued floating of repeal measures from GOP officials keeps alive the idea that one of these days Obamacare will finally get that grand reckoning the right is hoping for — which in turn encourages those officials who want to remain in good standing with the base to … keep pushing for Obamacare repeal.
Wednesday's vote is a milestone in that Republicans have finally maneuvered past the Senate filibuster that left all the previous Obamacare repeal measures languishing, using the arcane budget reconciliation process that was employed by Democrats in 2009 to pass Obama's signature domestic achievement.
But Collins, who has voted against previous ACA repeal measures, has come out hard against ditching the mandate.
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The journey of the repeal measure was winding and unexpected.
Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, a Republican, had vetoed the repeal measure, but lawmakers overrode the veto.
Voting for disclosure, a spokesman said, would have sent the repeal measure back to committee.
The House passed a repeal measure this year, but the Senate has not acted on the measure.
But despite Trump's support, the repeal measure had been sitting in the Senate for months.
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