Congress has officially taken the first step toward repealing the Affordable Care Act after the House voted to approve a budget resolution that directs committees to start crafting legislation to repeal the law.
The House voted 227-198 Friday to approve the resolution a day after the Senate voted 51-48 to clear it. Nine House Republicans voted against the measure.
The resolution, which is nonbinding, sets budgetary and spending levels for Obamacare. It will act as a vehicle for Republicans to craft legislation that would gut Obamacare via the reconciliation process.
Reconciliation is reserved for bills that address budget and spending levels. Any bill cleared by the Senate parliamentarian to use reconciliation can be approved via a simple 51-vote majority instead of 60 votes needed to break a filibuster in the Senate.
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Road to Obamacare repeal
☑️ Senate passes budget
☑️ House passes budget
🔲 House drafts repeal bill
🔲 House votes
🔲 Back to Senate— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) January 13, 2017
Nine Republicans opposed:
Justin Amash of Michigan, Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Walter Jones of North Carolina, John Katko of New York, Raul Labrador of Idaho, Tom MacArthur of New Jersey, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Tom McClintock of California.
Keep in mind when/if they run for re-election.
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