House Votes To Fast-Track ACA Repeal By Passing Senate Budget Resolution

January 13, 2017 at 4:43 PM
House Republicans took the first step in repealing President Obama’s signature health care law with a 227 to 198 vote on a budget resolution passed earlier in the week by the Senate, although some House Republicans voted against the measure because of concerns it puts in motion a process to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a simultaneous replacement. The resolution includes instructions to repeal the ACA through the budget reconciliation process. Republicans have said there will be two reconciliation...


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