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GOP Health Bill faces revolt from conservative forces

The much-anticipated House plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act also drew skepticism

US House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) signs a bill repealing Obamacare at the US Capitol in Washington. Photo: Reuters
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US House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) signs a bill repealing Obamacare at the US Capitol in Washington. Photo: Reuters

Jennifer Steinhauer | NYT
After seven years of waiting longingly to annul President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, Republican leaders on Tuesday faced a sudden revolt from the right that threatened their proposal to remake the American health care system.

The much-anticipated House plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act also drew skepticism from some of the party’s more moderate members, whose constituents have benefited from expanded coverage in recent years.

The criticism came even before lawmakers knew the cost of the replacement plan and how many people might lose their health care if it were enacted.

House Republicans were rushing the legislation through two powerful