Arizona Democratic Reps. Kyrsten Sinema (D-CD9) and Ron Barber (D-CD2) joined 23 Democrats and 222 Republicans in a symbolic anti-Obamacare vote this afternoon. The short message resolution* passed the House of Representatives 247-167, but is not expected to be considered by the Senate.
As Politico points out, the sponsor of the measure, Rep. Bill Cassidy, is in a tight battle for a U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana.
Yesterday, Sinema and Barber were among only five Democrats who voted with Republicans to move the resolution to the floor for a vote today. Neither has publicly explained their votes.
* The section heading actually is titled "If you like your group health insurance plan, you can keep it."
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