House of Representatives voted to abolish Obamacare

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US House of Representatives voted to abolish Obamacare. Republicans began to fulfill their 7-year election pledge to reform the US healthcare system.

For the abolition of many provisions Obamacare voted 217 members of the House of Representatives. The decision was not supported by 213 people. Among the congressmen who spoke in support of the cancellation Obamacarethere was not a single democrat.

According to the agency Reuters, the decision to cancel Obamacare - The most significant victory of President Donald Trump, who promised to take this step during his election campaign. The next stage is the consideration of the issue in the Senate. Nevertheless, there will most likely not be any surprises there, since the majority in the Senate are Republicans.

"Seven years Obamacare “is already more than enough,” House Speaker Paul Ryan wrote on the morning of May 4 in his Twitter.

Bill abolishing most provisions Obamacare weakens the medical protection of people who are already undergoing treatment. It collapses the extension. Medicaid and reduces taxes on the rich. Also significantly reduced federal assistance for low-income Americans. In addition, the requirement is canceled. Obamacare have individual insurance.

“This bill brings choice and competition back to the health care marketplace and puts health care decisions back in the hands of patients and doctors,” said Rep. Diana Black.

Democrats expectedly condemned the bill, saying it would cause serious harm to the US health care system. “Republicans are trying to destroy American health care,” says House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Not all Republicans are happy with the bill. Many do not agree to cancel all items. Obamacare. For example, one Republican legislator called him a “technocratic crap sandwich.”

Recall that the House of Representatives put off vote on the bill to repeal ObamaCare and replace it with another health insurance program - the American Health Care Act. The reason was the low level of support for the document, which would not have collected the necessary number of votes.

Earlier, congressmen have already voiced conditions of the new bill, which can be adopted as a replacement for Obamacare.

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