US President Donald Trump suffered a major setback when his goal to repeal and replace the Obamacare failed to get through the Senate. <br/><br/>In a series of tweets today, Trump blamed Democrats and a few Senators from his own party for the collapse of the latest Republican drive to repeal Obamacare- one of his key campaign pledges. <br/><br/>He called for ending the filibuster provision of the Senate, under which for passage of a certain bill, they need 60 votes instead of the majority 51 votes in the 100-member Senate.<br/>'<br/>The Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer said, passing repeal without a replacement would be a disaster. While the opposition Democrats insisted that they would vote against any move to repeal Obamacare, Vice President Mike Pence said that the Trump Administration would keep on trying until it achieves its goal.<br/>'<br/>Pence said, he and Trump fully support the Senate Majority Leader's decision to move forward with a bill that just repeals Obamacare and gives Congress time to work on a new healthcare plan that will start with a clean slate.<br/>
News On AIR | July 18, 2017 11:23 PM
Donald Trump suffers setback on healthcare bill