Reax: The Right

Boehner: "We have failed to listen to America."

McConnell: "It marks the beginning of a backlash against Democrats in Washington who lost their way."

McCain: "The American people are very angry. They don't like it and we're going to repeal this.''

Steele: "Today, America witnessed the first vote for the end of representative government."

National Review: "Congress has narrowly passed a bill that simultaneously undermines life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Frum: "Republicans today suffered their most crushing legislative defeat since the 1960s."