Huffington Postのインスタグラム(huffpost) - 7月29日 01時32分
Senator John McCain made headlines early Friday morning when he cast an unexpected “no” vote against the Senate GOP’s Health Care Freedom Act (a.k.a. “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act). His vote was indeed surprising and decisive, and therefore newsworthy. But it was Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins who stood consistently in opposition to these most recent attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement. And without their “no” votes, McCain’s would not have mattered.
Not only did Murkowski and Collins join McCain in voting against the Health Care Freedom Act, they were also the only two Republicans to vote against a motion to proceed on ACA repeal efforts earlier in the week. And they did so, despite men in their own party, in the White House, and on the internet openly threatening them. To sum it up: yet again, women in the Senate nevertheless persisted.
Over the last week, Murkowski and Collins have been called “witches” and “bitches” online. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) said that he would challenge them to a duel ― if they were men, that is. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) defended President Donald Trump’s particular targeting of Sen. Murkowski, telling MSNBC’s Ali Velshi that “somebody needs to go over there to that Senate and snatch a knot in their ass.” HuffPost’s Igor Bobic was at the Senate just after Friday’s early morning vote. After the vote, Democrats expressed relief over the bill’s failure. They also sang the praises of McCain.
Asked whether the Arizona Republican was possibly the only senator, given his long, bipartisan record, who could have bucked his party at such a moment, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) agreed. “Given his stature, his remarks at the beginning when he came in, it moved everyone,” he said. “And I think that helped. He’s a hero. He’s a hero of mine.” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who stood nearby, interjected with an aside. “Also,” she said. “Don’t forget about the two women senators, who were there from the beginning.” -Emma Gray (@emmaladyrose) for @HuffPostWomen // Photo: Getty #theypersisted #shepersisted
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