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    Obamacare Repeal Moves a Step Closer to Reality

    The House approves a budget resolution granting Congress the authority to scrap most of the health law with simple majority votes.
    by Russell Berman Jan 13, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

    Republicans in Congress can now repeal most of the Affordable Care Act with a simple majority vote.

    The House on Friday passed a budget resolution allowing Congress to bypass a Democratic filibuster in the Senate if and when they vote to gut the health law. The vote was 227-198, with nine Republicans joining all the Democrats in opposition. The Senate passed the same measure earlier this week on vote of 51-48.

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