Hollywood was not pleased with the Senate’s narrow vote to debatethe ACHA.
The United States Senate voted Tuesday morning to hear debate about the American Health Care Act (AHCA) — the controversial bill that could repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , also known as Obamacare — and Hollywood didn’ t hesitate to express its disgust via social media.
Mark Ruffalo, an active environmentalist, tweeted that “democracy is in cardiac arrest, ” and Debra Messing called it “a sad day in US History.”
Shameful day. Democracy is in cardiac arrest. https: //t.co/3fCY2RxZqQ
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) July 25,2017
A sad day in US History https: //t.co/jNF4eNiLJY
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) July 25,2017
Cher riffed on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech asking Congress to go to war in 1941, comparing Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor to the GOP’s actions.
2DAY, JULY25th, 2017, A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY, THE UNITED STATES WAS SUDDENLY& DELIBERATELY ATTACKED BY GOP PARTY, WHO KILLED HEALTHCARE
— Cher (@cher) July 25,2017
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Several celebrities targeted Senator John McCain, who, despite a recent brain cancer diagnosis and subsequent surgery, returned to the Senate floor to vote yes.
