Republicans divided after second healthcare bill collapses

A combination photo shows U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) speaking in Washington March 21, 2017 and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) speaking in Washington, January 8, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy)

Republicans in the U.S. Congress were in chaos over healthcare legislation after a second attempt to pass a bill in the Senate collapsed late on Monday, with President Donald Trump calling for an outright repeal of Obamacare and others seeking a change in direction toward bipartisanship.

"Regretfully, it is now apparent that the effort to repeal and immediately replace the failure of Obamacare will not be successful," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement.