Voting NO on the bill gives MCConnell the right to call the bill up again at a later time.
RE: Voting NO on the bill gives MCConnell the right to call the bill up again at a later time.
In other words, it was strategery ( as W. would say ).
But as I said before, even if ALL Republicans voted for the bill, it would still need 6 Democrats to get to the magic 60. Good luck with that.