Obamacare Repeal Fail: Lewis Says 'Entrenched Interests' Won

WASHINGTON, DC — Recovering from surgery and coping with a recent diagnosis of an aggressive brain cancer, Sen. John McCain stunned both Republicans and Democrats early Friday morning when he cast the decisive vote against GOP efforts to repeal parts of Obamacare.

In addition to Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, McCain was one of only three Republicans to vote against the measure.

In a blistering statement Friday, Minnesota Second District Republican Rep. Jason Lewis said "the status-quo folks in Washington still don’t get it."

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Lewis referred to Republican senators Murkowski, Collins, and McCain as "wayward Republicans."

"Last night’s Senate capitulation was a political victory for the entrenched interests—from big insurance to big media—who fought so hard to preserve Obamacare. But as all too often is the case, it was a defeat for hard-working Americans," Lewis said.

"I was proud to support real health care reform that passed the House and tried to actually fix the failed experiment in government-run health care, including the problems that even predate the ACA."

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