US Senate votes to gut Obamacare in symbolic vote

WASHINGTON, Dec 4: After five years of failed attempts, US Senate Republicans passed a symbolic bill to gut President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform law, but Obama has vowed to veto the measure.   The Republican-controlled Senate voted 52-47 to repeal several core Obamacare provisions under special budget procedural rules that allow for passage with a simple majority rather than the 60-vote threshold needed for most legislation in the Senate. (AGENCIES)