Ahead of a U.S. Senate vote Tuesday that seeks to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Alabama's two Senators have remained steadfast in their hopes that current health care legislation, also known as Obamacare, will be struck down.

Senator Luther Strange tweeted Monday that he was "working to repeal Obamacare," while Senator Richard Shelby said in a tweet that "Americans are feeling the pain of Obamacare" and that "the status quo was unacceptable."

Americans are feeling the pain of Obamacare: higher costs, higher taxes, fewer options. The status quo is unsustainable. — Richard Shelby (@SenShelby) July 24, 2017

I'm working to repeal Obamacare Ron! We have to deliver for the American people. #RepealObamacare #ALSEN pic.twitter.com/TbrpwKkmhY — Luther Strange (@lutherstrange) July 24, 2017

Previous bills brought forward by Senators have so far failed to garner enough support, with some claiming that the bill is too conservative in its approach and others saying that it's not conservative enough. Sen. Strange and Sen. Shelby have pledged consistently to pass each bill as it has come forward.

But both men have received significant contributions from health care companies over the last 15 years.

Since 2003, Sen. Shelby has taken just over $630,000 in campaign committees and leadership PAC contributions from various health care related groups, according to Open Secrets, a website that tracks money in U.S. politics. A majority of those contributions came from companies within the pharmaceutical, nursing home and hospital industries, among others.

Sen. Strange, who has only been in his position since Feb. 7 after Jeff Sessions vacated his seat to become Attorney General, has had very little time to amass the kind of financial support enjoyed by Sen. Shelby. According to Federal Electoral Commission reports dated June 30, Sen. Strange has received no contributions from health care-related companies.

However, during his time as Attorney General of Alabama between January 2011 and February 2017, the Birmingham native received a little under $40,000 from health care companies, according to Alabama Votes, the state's official election center. However, in 2007 Sen. Strange undertook lobbying on behalf of HealthSouth Corp while working at the Birmingham law firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLC. The company made $100,000 from the health care company that year. Incidentally, the same law firm later donated more than $25,000 to Sen. Strange while he was Alabama's Attorney General.



AL.com reported in May, ahead of the House vote on repealing and replacing Obamacare, that U.S. Representatives from Alabama had taken around $310,000 since 2012 from health care companies. All six of the GOP Representatives voted in favor of the bill, while the sole Democrat, Rep. Terri Sewell, voted against it.



Senators will vote Tuesday afternoon to decide if the legislation will advance to be debated on.