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3. You'd need three senators to be unavailable or abstain

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 09:09 AM

Jun 2017

To pass it 49-48. If two were unavailable or abstained you could end up 49-49 and pence would break the tie.

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Dumb question: could the Republicans pass AHCA with less than 50 votes... [View all] Girard442 Jun 2017 OP

Nothing is unthinkable. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2017 #1

I think it requires 51 votes left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #2

You'd need three senators to be unavailable or abstain onenote Jun 2017 #3

Unavailable. Girard442 Jun 2017 #5

whether a senator is unavailable or abstains, the effect is the same onenote Jun 2017 #8

No. A majority of a quorum is required onenote Jun 2017 #7

technically, it's possible even with fewer than that. unblock Jun 2017 #9

True, but that's an extremely unlikely scenario onenote Jun 2017 #10

agreed -- maybe it's possible with only one senator opposing unblock Jun 2017 #11

No second is needed for a quorum call onenote Jun 2017 #12

How are they going to "indispose" senators? DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #6

Question: why don't the Democrats treestar Jun 2017 #13

The bill is being done under special budget rules Codeine Jun 2017 #14

Thx treestar Jun 2017 #15