McConnell says Senate will vote on repeal of health reform law
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McConnell’s Democratic counterpart, Majority Leader Harry Reid, has declared the House-passed repeal bill “dead on arrival” in the Senate, but Senate rules provide several ways that the issue could be put to a vote.
McConnell called the new law “the single worst piece of legislation” passed while he has been a senator. He said if the Senate does not vote for repeal, opponents will attempt to dismantle the law item by item. (Read more from The Associated Press)