The single-payer amendment proposed by Republican Steve Daines failed, as expected. All the Republicans voted against it, along with independent Angus King and four Democrats: Joe Manchin (West Virginia), Heidi Heitkamp (North Dakota), Jon Tester (Montana), Joe Donnelly (Indiana). Those Democrats are all from states that voted for Trump by at least 19 points in November. The rest of the Democratic caucus voted “present.”
