Republicans are giving up on their latest effort to repeal Obamacare. During their caucus lunch Tuesday afternoon, Republican leaders decided that the bill, known as Graham-Cassidy, will not be brought up for a vote this week. That puts an end to GOP’s hopes for repealing the Affordable Care Act and gutting Medicaid—at least for the moment. BREAKING: GOP sources say Senate Republicans will not vote this week on latest health care bill. — AP Politics (@AP_Politics) September 26, 2017 Republicans faced a September 30 deadline if they wanted to use a procedure called reconciliation, which would allow the Senate to avoid a Democratic filibuster and pass a bill with only 50 votes.