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A week after the House voted to repeal the Obama administration's healthcare reform legislation, Tea Party favorite Jim DeMint predicted that the Senate will hold a similar vote.

In an interview with Sean Hannity on Friday, DeMint (R-S.C.) echoed a promise of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that the Senate would also hold a vote to repeal the reform law.

"I can guarantee you it will get a vote in the Senate," DeMint said.

DeMint's guarantee comes a few days after McConnell said in a video release that the Senate would hold a vote on repealing the legislation.

“The Democratic leadership in the Senate doesn’t want to vote on this bill," McConnell said. "But I assure you, we will."

Still, it's unclear whether McConnell and DeMint will make good on their assurances. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) controls which bills come up for a vote in the Senate, and he has not indicated any possibility that th! e chamber would vote on repealing the Obama administration's healthcare law.

Actually repealing the healthcare law has been a remote possiblity for Republicans, but the reason the House voted to repeal the measure and Republicans would like to hold a Senate vote on it is so that Democrats will be on record supporting it, DeMint said.

The Senate Tea Party Caucus, of which DeMint is a member, will hold its first meeting next week.

(H/t: Senatus)