The Senate failed May 10 to advance a measure to repeal a rule loathed by oil and natural gas companies, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suffered a rare legislative defeat by just one vote. The 49-51 procedural vote means a resolution to nullify the regulation from the Bureau of Land Management fell short after passing the House. Democrats united against the measure and were joined by Republican Senators Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins and John McCain. Graham and Collins had long said they opposed the repeal, but McCain was a surprise no vote. "We actually thought we had just enough," said Sen. John Hoeven, a North Dakota Republican who supported the repeal. "But as it turns out we lost three and didn't get any help from the Democrats."
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