Partial Obamacare Repeal Passes House
Gabbard and Takai of Hawaii join most Democrats voting “no” to bill that also halts Planned Parenthood funding.
In a 240-189 vote heavily along party lines, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a budget reconciliation bill “that would repeal parts of ObamaCare and halt federal funding for Planned Parenthood.”
Says The Hill, “The bill would knock down key pillars of the president’s healthcare law, including the individual and employer mandates and the so-called Cadillac tax and the medical device tax. It would also halt funding to Planned Parenthood for one year.”
Hawaii’s Democrats in the House, Mark Takai and Tulsi Gabbard, voted against the bill.
It’s unclear how the U.S. Senate will vote on the legislation.
