They couldn’t rely on the Supreme Court to do it, but it looks like Senate Republicans may have enough votes to repeal Obamacare, and they’ve finally found their backbone:
Senate Republicans were moving ahead Monday night with a bill to repeal a key provision of Obamacare, believing they can get 51 votes, The Hill reports.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced an amendment to a House-passed bill that would phase out Medicaid expansion over a two-year period in hopes of gaining the support of conservatives. The bill would deal with the individual mandate portion of Obamacare, which requires individuals and large companies to buy health care insurance.
“I think we’ve found a pretty good spot so I’m optimistic,” Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn told the Hill. “We are going to do more, repeal more of ObamaCare.”
It should be interesting to see what happens next. It is 100 percent likely that Obama would veto such a bill, but updating the discussion on what an incredible failure his signature policy has been could set the groundwork for future reforms.
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