I looked it up. It passed the Senate 60-39. One Republican abstained, none voted in favor. It passed the House 220-215. Again, no Reps voted for it.

I'm not sure which "scuttle" you're referring to. The most famous one was when McCain showed up on the floor, issued a thumbs-down, and then left. He was the vote they needed, and they didn't get it. I looked the "Skinny Repeal" up, also. A full 20 Republicans voted against it in the House. The Senate was 51-49. Three Republican Senators voted "no" on the repeal. Once people had health coverage, they were threatening their congress-creatures not to tear it down, and so even Republicans had to bow to the pressure from the voters. We went from 0 supporters in 2010, to 23 in 2017.

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