Republicans fail to repeal healthcare law
Published:Thursday | February 3, 2011 | 4:49 PM
Republicans in the US Senate have failed to win enough votes to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform bill, which was passed in 2010.
The Republicans, with 47 seats in the Democrat-controlled chamber, had conceded beforehand the measure would not pass but wanted to force a vote.
The Republicans said they had wanted a vote to make vulnerable Democrats take a position on an issue that could prove key in the 2012 elections.
The House of Representatives, led by the Republicans, voted last month to repeal the bill.
The Supreme Court is now likely to have the final say on the healthcare law.