I am careful about the news sources I choose to read. I stick to ones that are highly reputable, The Guardian, NY Times, Washington Post.
I do not remember which one reported it yesterday, but one of them said they had credible information that at least 3 Senators told McConnell they would only vote in favor of skinny repeal if he promised them it would not become law. To put it bluntly, they did not want it to pass, but for less than honorable reasons, they voted for it. What utter bullshit!
The Republicans have proved their agenda will harm the average voter, and they are scared of being voted out of power by those voters they wish to harm.
Let’s back up a second and look at a likely outcome had skinny repeal passed the Senate. The only thing the House would have to do is pass it, too, and then Trump would have signed it. That was a distinct possibility that 3 Senators feared. They feared it, because they knew it would lead to more chaos in health care causing their demise.
Health care in the US is a shambles. We pay vastly more than other advanced countries for the same results. It’s not hard to understand why. There are people getting rich off our health care system. The powers that be wish to protect those rich people.