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US House votes to repeal, replace Obamacare

Wednesday, 04 February 2015 11:29 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 04 February 2015 11:29 AM ]

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted again to completely repeal Obamacare.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has voted again to repeal Obamacare and replace the healthcare law with new policies, defying a White House veto threat.

House lawmakers voted 239-186 on a bill to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which has extended health coverage to millions of Americans after it became law in 2010.

The measure will now be sent to the Senate, where Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, introduced legislation on Monday to repeal President Barack Obama’s domestic policy.

“We have been bringing the full repeal of Obamacare here to the floor over and over again to give everybody an opportunity, even those that didn't have an opportunity to get involved in this debate, to go on record and tell us where you want to see the future of the healthcare circumstances here in the United States,” said US Representative Steve King, one of the law’s most vehement opponents.

Congress has previously voted to repeal, defund or dismantle Obamacare dozens of times. The new vote brought the total to 67, according to Democratic aides, and 56 according to Republicans.

The Obama administration threatened to veto the House bill, saying it would eliminate crucial benefits for middle-class families and increase the federal budget deficit.

A US Supreme Court ruling is expected in June on whether to deny federal insurance subsidies to millions of consumers in up to 37 states served by the federal website, HealthCare.gov.

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