President Obama is expected to veto.

The Senate on Thursday passed legislation to strip Planned Parenthood Federation of America of federal funding for one year and repeal large chunks of the Affordable Care Act. The vote on the bill, known as a budget reconciliation measure, is symbolic because President Barack Obama is expected to veto it. But it is the first time a bill to unravel most of the Affordable Care Act is expected to make it to his desk. The vote allows conservatives in the GOP to express their opposition and force a veto, putting the responsibility for any problems with the health law on Democrats. The final vote was 52-47. Senate Republicans passed the bill under a special procedure tied to the budget process that requires only a simple majority, unlike the 60 votes most bills need to clear procedural hurdles. Republicans spent weeks hammering out the strategy targeting Planned Parenthood and the Affordable Care Act. The legislation aims to deal with GOP objections to ACA and Planned Parenthood through reconciliation rather than the omnibus spending bill, where a standoff with Democrats could again raise the specter of a government shutdown. The vote is a milestone for GOP members who hope a Republican presidential win will set the stage for full repeal in 2017 The House has voted more than 60 times to roll back the law. The Senate measure will have to return to the House before heading to Mr. Obama’s desk.

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