“This resolution essentially fires the starting pistol... for repealing Obamacare,” said Representative Bill Johnson, an Ohio Republican, shortly before the vote. “This is a critical first step to deliver relief to Americans struggling under this law,” House Speaker Paul Ryan told fellow members, describing as a “rescue mission” the latest effort to unwind Obamacare. “This experiment has failed,” and “we have to step in before things get worse.”The Senate passed the budget resolution on Thursday. This week he said the Republicans ought to repeal and replace Obamacare “simultaneously.”Unwinding Obamacare will be a monumental task. The White House, which claims Obamacare as a major success, says more than 20 million Americans have gained health insurance through the law.

Source: New Strait Times January 14, 2017 00:28 UTC