A trio of GOP senators are adding an extra hurdle to the looming fight over nixing the Affordable Care Act, arguing they want “full repeal” of ObamaCare.
Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) each pointed to the Senate’s 2015 repeal bill as the “bare minimum” for the 2017 repeal legislation.
“2 yrs ago, the GOP Congress voted to repeal Obamacare. That 2015 repeal language should be the floor, the bare minimum,” they each tweeted along with the hashtag “full repeal.”
2 yrs ago, the GOP Congress voted to repeal Obamacare. That 2015 repeal language should be the floor, the bare minimum. #FullRepeal
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 28, 2017
The tweets come as the conservative House Freedom Caucus voted to oppose an ObamaCare repeal bill if it does not go as far as the repeal measure that passed in 2015.
Conservatives have been pushing for the 2015 repeal bill, which kills the core elements of the law including its subsidies, taxes, mandates and Medicaid expansion, to be brought up again.
Paul—who has warned about only partially repealing the Affordable Care Act—went further, adding on Twitter that GOP lawmakers shouldn’t settle for “ObamaCare lite.”
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GOP senators demand "full repeal" of ObamaCare https://t.co/LriQXcYFgb pic.twitter.com/tfv2CwGgUF
— The Hill (@thehill) February 28, 2017
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