The House of Representatives on Thursday voted on a repeal of the Affordable Care Act for the 37th time — and immediately following the vote, both Democrats and Republicans were campaigning on the issue.
Two Democrats — moderate Reps. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., and James Matheson, D-Utah — joined 227 Republicans in voting for the repeal bill.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, explained to reporters that while some have characterized the House’s repeated votes to repeal the law as a waste of time, Republicans have no intention of letting up.
“While our goal is to repeal all of Obamacare, I would remind you that the president has signed into law seven different bills that repealed or defunded parts of that law,” he said. “Is it enough? No. A full repeal is needed to keep this law from doing more damage to our economy and raising health care costs. But some progress has been made, and Republicans will continue to work to scrap the law in its entirety.”
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