(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to repeal the core of the Affordable Care Act, bringing Congress closer to sending legislation to President Barack Obama for the first time that would dismantle his signature domestic achievement.
Congressional Republicans won’t succeed in undoing the ACA, though, because the president has said he would veto the measure and Democrats in Congress have the votes to block an override. Senators voted 52-47 to pass the legislation. The House has passed a similar bill, and differences between the two must be resolved before the legislation can go to the president.
