Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jan 2017
Pressure on House to back Obamacare repeal bid after Senate vote
12 January 2017 - Senate action follows ‘vote-a-rama’ on Democratic amendments.
The pressure is now on U.S. House Republicans to complete the first step toward repealing Obamacare after a razor-thin Senate vote showed the contentiousness surrounding efforts to undo President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement.
The House plans to vote as early as Friday on a budget resolution that would set the repeal effort in motion, but the timing could slip because of intra-party angst. Doubts were growing among both moderate and conservative Republicans about the wisdom of voting for repeal without laying out more details about the eventual replacement.
A top House leader said Thursday that there’s enough support to approve the measure in Friday’s scheduled vote.
