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House Takes First Step To Repealing Obamacare
Topic Started: Jan 13 2017, 07:01 PM (7 Views)
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MSN News: House Takes First Step To Repealing Obamacare
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WASHINGTON - U.S. House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing President Barack Obama's landmark health insurance law.
The House voted 227-198 to instruct committees to draft legislation by a target date of Jan. 27 that would repeal the 2010 Affordable Health Care Act, often called Obamacare. The Senate approved the same measure early Thursday.

No Democrats supported the initiative.

With this vote, Republicans began delivering on their promise to end Obamacare, which also was a campaign promise of President-elect Donald Trump.

The program, which expanded health coverage to some 20 million people, has been plagued by increases in insurance premiums and deductibles and by some large insurers leaving the system.

The resolution passed by the House and Senate does not need presidential approval, since it is part of an internal congressional budget process. But once the Obamacare repeal legislation is drafted, both chambers will need to approve it, and a presidential signature will be required.
-Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-takes-first-step-toward-obamacare-repeal/ar-AAlQhoT
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