U.S. Rep. Davis: Obamacare repeal efforts moving forward

Posted on December 13, 2016

By RFD News Network

SPRINGFIELD – Efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act are moving forward, according to U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville).

Davis said coming up with a streamlined, unified plan is the key.

“The antiquated rules that the Senate operates by are forcing us to use what we call the reconciliation process that has to begin now toward that repeal, so that we can work on implementing that framework of a replacement that anybody who’s listening can find at better.gop,” he said.

Davis added some aspects of Obamacare could be salvaged like protection for pre-existing conditions and a ban on yearly or lifetime dollar limits.

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