Cindy McCain, the wife of Sen. John McCain John Sidney McCainMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day McConnell urges GOP senators to 'keep your powder dry' on Supreme Court vacancy McSally says current Senate should vote on Trump nominee MORE, thanked late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for his “kind words” about her husband after the Arizona Republican announced his opposition to the GOP ObamaCare repeal bill.

@jimmykimmel Thank you for your kind words about my husband @SenJohnMcCain God bless your sweet baby. — Cindy McCain (@cindymccain) September 22, 2017

In a statement Friday, John McCain announced his opposition to the bill, co-sponsored by Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamMcConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight Will Republicans' rank hypocrisy hinder their rush to replace Ginsburg? Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day MORE (S.C.) and Bill Cassidy William (Bill) Morgan CassidyCoushatta tribe begins long road to recovery after Hurricane Laura Senators offer disaster tax relief bill Bottom line MORE (La.).

“I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal. I believe we could do better working together, Republicans and Democrats, and have not yet really tried," he said in a statement.

Kimmel praised McCain for his opposition to the bill, calling him a “hero.”

Thank you @SenJohnMcCain for being a hero again and again and now AGAIN — Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 22, 2017

Kimmel has become the public face of the opposition against the Graham-Cassidy bill, sparring with Cassidy for not fulfilling his previous promise to support a bill that would pass the “Jimmy Kimmel test” by ensuring affordable care for all.

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“Not only did Bill Cassidy fail the Jimmy Kimmel test, he failed the Bill Cassidy test. He failed his own test,” Kimmel said on Tuesday.

Kimmel delivered a passionate plea in favor of ObamaCare in May after revealing his son was born with a heart defect. He pushed lawmakers to find a bipartisan solution on healthcare that didn’t allow insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions.

“No parent should ever have to decide if they can afford to save their child’s life. It just shouldn’t happen. Not here,” Kimmel said at the time.