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They aren't repealing shit (Original Post) malaise Jan 2017 OP
It's for cilla4progress Jan 2017 #1
I hope you are right. nt Demsrule86 Jan 2017 #2
Bear in mind, they CAN'T repeal ACA until Obama is out of office... brooklynite Jan 2017 #3
You referring to ethics committee? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #4
Obamacare malaise Jan 2017 #6
I think you are probably right. panader0 Jan 2017 #5
Precisely malaise Jan 2017 #7
that's what I'm seeing bigtree Jan 2017 #8

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
4. You referring to ethics committee?
Wed Jan 4, 2017, 12:28 PM
Jan 2017

As of my late bedtime last night, they had walked that back, in the face of fierce opposition.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
5. I think you are probably right.
Wed Jan 4, 2017, 01:59 PM
Jan 2017

They'll find it will be much more difficult than they imagined.
It will be a huge embarrassment for the Repubs.
They've had eight years and still have no plan to replace it with.

bigtree

(85,998 posts)
8. that's what I'm seeing
Wed Jan 4, 2017, 02:07 PM
Jan 2017

...but they may undermine funding so badly that it will collapse.

There's the matter of the tax hikes on wealthy investments which helped fund the law (forgot the specifics), which they'll be looking to roll back.

here:

Obamacare repeal could be biggest 2017 tax cut for wealthy
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/obamacare-repeal-tax-cut-wealthy-232379

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