Former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Trump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally Special counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report MORE on Friday offered his gratitude to "everyone who worked tirelessly" to protect healthcare, presumably meaning those who opposed Republicans' efforts to repeal parts of ObamaCare.

"Thank you to everyone who tirelessly worked to protect the health care of millions," Biden wrote on Twitter. "You saved lives."

Thank you to everyone who tirelessly worked to protect the health care of millions. You saved lives. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 28, 2017

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The Senate narrowly rejected a "skinny" ObamaCare repeal bill early Friday morning after three Republicans — Sens. John McCain John Sidney McCainBiden's six best bets in 2016 Trump states Replacing Justice Ginsburg could depend on Arizona's next senator The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy MORE (Ariz.), Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsGraham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Gardner signals support for taking up Supreme Court nominee this year Tumultuous court battle upends fight for Senate MORE (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski Lisa Ann MurkowskiGraham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Gardner signals support for taking up Supreme Court nominee this year Tumultuous court battle upends fight for Senate MORE (Alaska) — came out against the measure.

Democrats unanimously opposed the bill, called the Health Care Freedom Act, which would have ended ObamaCare's individual mandate, eliminated the employer mandate for eight years and delayed the law's medical device tax for three years.

The bill's failure served to derail, at least for now, Republicans' seven-year promise to do away with former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaTwitter investigating automated image previews over apparent algorithmic bias Donald Trump delivers promise for less interventions in foreign policy Rush Limbaugh encourages Senate to skip hearings for Trump's SCOTUS nominee MORE's signature healthcare law.