Early Thursday, after voting down dozens of amendments proposed by Democrats over seven hours, Senate Republicans approved a budget resolution measure officially beginning the process to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with no replacement yet proposed. The resolution, which passed on a partisan 51-48 vote โ Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) joined all Democrats present in voting nay โ instructs relevant committees to draft legislation to repeal ObamaCare by Jan. 27. The House plans to vote on the resolution Friday. The budget resolution maneuver allows Senate Republicans to excise large parts of the law with a simple majority, but any laws to replace ObamaCare will likely need at least 60 votes.