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Javaman

(62,536 posts)
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 04:24 PM Nov 2017

Senate GOP to add repeal of Obamacare insurance mandate into tax bill

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/sen-paul-plans-amendment-to-gut-obamacare-in-tax-bill-testing-gop-unity/2017/11/14/f95066c6-c94e-11e7-8321-481fd63f174d_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_goptax-1230p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.60f76509d6fd

Senate Republican leaders are changing their tax bill to include a repeal of a key plank of the Affordable Care Act, a major alteration as they now try to accomplish two of their top domestic priorities in a single piece of legislation.

GOP party leaders said Tuesday they would now attach a provision to their tax bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, a part of the health care law that creates penalties for Americans who don’t have health insurance.

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Senate GOP to add repeal of Obamacare insurance mandate into tax bill (Original Post) Javaman Nov 2017 OP
damn!! Please call your Senators! riversedge Nov 2017 #1
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