31 December 2016 - The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has said that repealing the Affordable Care Act would be the first item on the agenda when the 115th Congress convenes on Tuesday.

Congress often waits for a new president to take office before it gets down to business. This year, Republicans will drop that custom in their dash to scrap the Affordable Care Act.

Within hours of the new Congress convening on Tuesday, the House plans to adopt a package of rules to clear the way for repealing the health care law and replacing it with as-yet-unspecified measures meant to help people obtain insurance coverage.

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