--- description: Chants of the song, "Hey Hey Goodbye," broke out in the chamber after Republicans narrowly passed the Healthcare bill. title: House Republicans Voted to Repeal Obamacare. Democrats Then Taunted Them With This Sports Chant image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc76ade3a1672112/6988cc10a988ca68b86bc163/ahca-may2017.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Healthcare](/tag/healthcare/) ## Healthcare Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # House Republicans Voted to Repeal Obamacare. Democrats Then Taunted Them With This Sports Chant by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 4, 2017 7:56 PM CUT  House Speaker Paul Ryan walks to the House chamber on Capitol Hill May 4, 2017 in Washington, DC., before the Congress voted on the American Healthcare Act. House Speaker Paul Ryan walks to the House chamber on Capitol Hill May 4, 2017 in Washington, DC., before the Congress voted on the American Healthcare Act.Eric Thayer—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 4, 2017 7:56 PM CUT After Republicans narrowly passed the [American Health Care Act](http://time.com/4766694/obamacare-repeal-health-care-vote-watch-online/ "undefined"), chants of the song “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” broke out in the chamber. It appeared that the Democrats were using the 1969 song to taunt Republican lawmakers, arguing that their vote to pass the bill would doom them in the [2018 midterm elections.](http://time.com/money/3583697/retirement-midterm-election-changes/ "undefined") > [](https://twitter.com/stephenatap/status/860202252920926209) The bill now heads to the Senate, although the [Congressional Budget Office](http://time.com/4700200/donald-trump-cbo-healthcare-obamare/ "undefined") has to release its analysis of the costs before it can officially be voted on. There is some precedent for lawmakers to sing “Hey Hey Goodbye,” long a staple of sports games, and use similar chants. In 1993, Bill Clinton needed one more vote to pass his spending bill in the house. At the last minute, then-Congresswoman [Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky](http://swampland.time.com/2010/03/03/when-a-hard-vote-ends-a-political-career/ "undefined") (who would later become Clinton’s in-law when her son Marc married Chelsea), switched her vote, and Republicans started “Bye-bye Margie.” She lost her seat in the 1994 midterms. And, in 2009, during [Barack Obama’s](http://time.com/4765893/barack-obama-presidential-library-plans-chicago/ "undefined") presidential inauguration, some in the crowd started chanting, “Na na na na, hey hey, goodbye,” to his predecessor George W. Bush, as his helicopter left the U.S. Capitol, [Reuters reported](http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2009/01/20/new-president-cheered-old-one-jeered/ "undefined") at the time. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker also encountered these chants, when he was facing a [recall election](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbtHvHIymFQ&feature=youtu.be "undefined") in 2012. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4767631/hey-hey-goodbye-healthcare-bill/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4767631/hey-hey-goodbye-healthcare-bill/"},"headline":"House Republicans Voted to Repeal Obamacare. 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