Vice President Mike Pence delivered a strong endorsement Saturday morning of the GOP’s replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act, which was introduced earlier in the week by House Republican leadership and supported by President Donald Trump. Pence, who spoke to constitutents in Kentucky, highlighted some of the pitfalls of Obamacare, including rising premiums and a lack of carrier options.
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TRUMP TAPS PAI FOR ANOTHER TERM: President Trump has renominated Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to a new five-year term, a Senate aide told The Hill. The White House submitted the necessary paperwork on Tuesday, the source said, one day after Pai met with the president.
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Republican members of Congress held a press conference on Tuesday to denounce their party leadership’s American Health Care Act and said they would introduce their own Obamacare-repeal plan on Wednesday. Members of the House Freedom Caucus and Republican senators suggested the proposed legislation did not go far enough in repealing all the taxes and entitlements in the Affordable Care Act.
House, Senate Conservative Republicans Plan Own Obamacare Repeal Bill
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., criticizes the House Republican healthcare reform plan as “Obamacare light” during a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. ( Conservative Republicans in Congress said on Tuesday they oppose aspects of the Republican leadership’s healthcare bill and they plan to introduce their own legislation on Wednesday to repeal Obamacare.
How Senator Rand Paul Would Replace Obamacare
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) weighs in on the Senate Democrats' push to block the Obamacare repeal. As the new Republican-controlled Congress moves forward with its goal of repealing the Affordable Care Act, the biggest question now is what will replace it.