iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Republicans moved one step closer to repealing Obamacare when the House passed a measure Friday afternoon directing committees to begin working on legislation to repeal major pieces of the law.
The resolution cleared the House 227-198. Ten members didn’t vote. Similar legislation passed in the Senate Thursday morning largely along party lines.
Republican leaders expect to enact a repeal as early as next month; House Speaker Paul Ryan said it would “definitely” come in the first 100 days.
They also say they will advance a replacement at a similar pace, though it could take years to go into effect.
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