Senate Republican leaders, lacking enough support to pass their Obamacare repeal and replace bill draft, have delayed their vote on the measure until after they return for a weeklong July 4 recess.
The move came after more than six Republican senators said they could not support the health care draft bill as written. GOP leadership was pushing hard for a vote this week, arguing that it would only get harder to pass the bill the longer members wait.
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