GOP Rebuffs Obama's Entreaties to Fix Health Law

GOP Rebuffs Obama's Entreaties to Fix Health Law
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President Barack Obama on Thursday called for Republicans next year to pass legislation to repair Obamacare. The GOP response? No.

Democrats have long held out hope that with a new president, the political winds would shift, creating an opening to pass badly needed legislative repairs.

But Republicans have been bashing Obamacare for more than six years and there is no sign that they're going to break that habit — let alone vote for legislative repairs. House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that the law “can't be fixed.”



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