Senate takes first step toward repealing ObamaCare
By Jordain Carney - 01/12/17 01:26 AM EST
The Senate took a first step toward repealing ObamaCare and fulfilling a long-term campaign pledge in the early morning hours Thursday.
Senators voted 51-48 to pass a budget resolution that is being used as a vehicle for rolling back the Affordable Care Act, with the House expected to vote on Friday.
Republicans needed a simple majority of votes to clear the repeal rules, instructing committees to begin drafting repeal legislation, through the upper chamber, with the vote falling largely along party lines.
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