The Predictable Outcome of Ted Cruz's Attempt to Repeal 'Obamacare': Here's How It Went Down

The Senate on Friday voted 54-45 to throw out the latest Republican effort to repeal President Obama’s health care law.

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This is the GOP's 36th attempt repeal The Affordable Care Act, according to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa).

Sen. Tex Cruz (R-Texas) had attached to the Democratic budget resolution an amendment that sought to “establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide for the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.”

In short, the Texas senator tried to repeal “Obamacare” and encourage “patient-centered reforms to reduce costs,” as The Hill puts it.

“Obamacare was passed with many promises, and in reality, it has not delivered,” Cruz said right before the vote. “Obamacare is hurting young people, it’s hurting seniors, it’s hurting Hispanics, it’s hurting African-Americans, it’s hurting the economy and it should be repealed."

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell before the vote also warned that the new health care law will be an expensive drag on the economy.

"Three years later, the President's health care law remains a job-killer that grows the government and slows the economy, which is why it’s important to repeal the whole thing and replace it with commonsense reforms that lower costs and that Americans actually want," McConnell said.

Sen. Cruz’s amendment was easily voted down by 52 Democrats and two Independents. All 45 Republicans voted in favor of the amendment.

Here is the author of S.Amdt. 202 to S.Con.Res. 8:

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Here are his eight co-sponsors:

Left to right: Sens. Fischer (Neb.), Cornyn (Texas), Vitter (La.), Paul (Ky.), Inhofe (Okla.), Rubio (Fla.), McConnell (Ky.), and Wicker (Miss.)

Here are all the “Yea” votes:

And here are all the “Nay” votes:

And here’s the one senator who just didn’t vote:

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.). (Getty Images).

"I am proud that Senate Republicans once again stood united and unanimously voted to undo this devastating legislation," Cruz said after the vote.

"Our economy is stagnant right now -- last quarter it was 0.1 percent -- and sadly, every Democrat who voted, voted to continue implementing Obamacare even as the economy is gasping for breath."

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Featured image Getty Images. This post has been updated.