Senate Blocks Effort to Roll Back Trump Administration Rule on Obamacare

A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, U.S., Oct. 26, 2017. Mike Blake/Reuters

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a Democratic-led effort to roll back a Trump administration rule that allows states to ignore portions of Obamacare.

Senators voted to reject the resolution, 43-52, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) was the only Republican to vote for the resolution.