# McCain casts decisive vote against 'skinny repeal' of the Affordable Care Act

Date: 2017

Early on 28 July 2017 Senator [John McCain](/people/john-mccain) voted against the Republican 'skinny repeal' bill, which failed 49 to 51, ending that year's main Senate effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

## People

- John McCain: https://factrail.ai/people/john-mccain

## Sources

- https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/politics/behind-mccain-health-care-vote
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/inside-dramatic-90-minutes-recent-senate-history

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/mccain-casts-deciding-vote-against-skinny-repeal-2017-07-28