
The Hill is providing live coverage of the Senate's Wednesday evening voting marathon.












Vote-a-rama passes four-hour mark
10:40 p.m.
11 amendments have been voted on in Senate #votearama so far. All have been defeated. pic.twitter.com/LDhvtnVNKz
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) January 12, 2017
"Oh yeah? Well, I got arthritic dust AND bone dust."
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) January 12, 2017
(Late-night senate voting Floor discussion generally turns into #AilmentOneUpsmanship)

GOP said theyd keep the parts of ACA Americans liked. So whyd they just vote down protections for veterans & ppl w/ pre-existing conditions?
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 12, 2017
GOP senators drop push to delay ObamaCare repeal
9:53 p.m.
A group of Senate Republicans announced Wednesday night that they are dropping their push to formally delay the repeal of ObamaCare.


Senate blocks amendment to preserve preexisting condition protection
9:39 p.m.
Republican senators rejected a Democratic amendment meant to protect health insurance for people with preexisting conditions.
The amendment, offered by Sen. Bob CaseyRobert (Bob) Patrick CaseyRepublicans see Becerra as next target in confirmation wars Senate Democrats call on GAO to review child care access barriers for disabled parents, kids Democrats blast Trump team videos: 'False equivalency' MORE (D-Pa.), would have blocked legislation that allows health insurance companies to deny coverage to people with chronic illnesses or disabilities, or place lifetime caps on coverage.
The amendment fell 49-49 on a procedural vote. It needed 60 votes to proceed.
The Affordable Care Act makes it illegal for insurance companies to deny coverage over pre-existing conditions, and Republican congressional leaders say they intend to keep such widely popular protections in their replacement plan.
But Democrats and some healthcare experts say preserving the coverage requirement without forcing most Americans to have health insurance would be too costly to work.
The amendment is one of several Democrat efforts to force votes on protecting popular parts of ObamaCare, and intended to block bills that would “make America sick again,” their slogan opposing ObamaCare repeal.

Vote-a-rama by the numbers
— Jennifer Shutt (@JenniferShutt) January 12, 2017
Amendments offered: 177
Amendments voted on: 5
Amendments adopted: 0
Debate time: 2 hours
Senate rejects amendment to protect rural hospitals






New Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) up in the press gallery handing out snacks for reporters. #votearama pic.twitter.com/mGd0NZCSzh
— Jordain Carney (@jordainc) January 12, 2017


On the subway to the vote, Lindsey literally struck up the conversation with "Hey Fellas. I love your hats." pic.twitter.com/XWJVC44Rq3
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) January 11, 2017

McCain describes vote-a-Rama as an "egregious" use of tax payer dollars.
— Lauren Fox (@FoxReports) January 11, 2017

