WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted for the 56th time to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act.
The vote was largely symbolic, because it is unlikely to pass the Senate and would face a certain veto from President Barack Obama if it did.
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“Today’s exercise in time-wasting gamesmanship marks the 56th time that we have been down this well-traveled road. Fifty-six,” said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.). “Let’s see, that’s two score and 16. It’s four and a half dozen. But no matter how you add it up, it has to be some sort of world record in political futility.”
Michael McAuliff covers Congress and politics for The Huffington Post. Talk to him on Facebook.
