(Bloomberg) -- Congressional Republicans completed the firststep Friday toward their long-promised repeal of Obamacare and now must find a way to unravelthe massive health-care law and try to replace it.
The House voted 227-198 Friday to adopt a budget resolution thatwould allow Republicans to push a repeal bill through the Senatewithout having to face a Democratic filibuster.
"The Unaffordable Care Act will soon be history!" tweetedPresident-elect Donald Trump earlier in the day. Trump campaignedon canceling President Barack Obama’s signature legislativeachievement, and he is pressuring lawmakers for quick passage of areplacement plan.
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