Health Care Repeal Bill Advances in House of Representatives

Wasting no time, the House of Representatives on Friday voted 236-181 in favor of a rule to consider the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R. 2), (pdf) one of many bills introduced this week to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Only 4 Democrats joined 232 Republicans in voting for the rule. The rule provides for several hours of debate on the measure without any amendments. The vote on whether to pass this legislation is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 12. Although the House is expected to approve the bill, it will likely die in the Senate where Democrats still hold a slim majority. Even if the Senate were to clear the repeal measure, President Obama has already stated that he would exercise his veto power to save the health care law. The House’s symbolic gesture, however, now paves the way for the introduction of smaller bills aimed to chip away at the Affordable Care Act and deny funding to implement it.  Continue reading this entry at Littler's Healthcare Employment Counsel.

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