As Obamacare Repeal Stalls, Republicans Face New Challenges

 

by Benjy Sarlin

President Donald Trump caused a stir when he suggested Sunday that the Republican Party's quest to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act might continue through 2018. But some Republicans think he might be on to something.

"I know there was some hyperventilating about the president's comments that this could spill into next year, but that didn't bother me," Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pennsylvania, said as he left a caucus meeting Tuesday. "I thought it was fairly realistic."

"I do think slowing down would be wise," Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-New Jersey, told NBC News when asked about Trump's comments.

Trump's remarks come as efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which began with a bang after the election, are lagging amid internal debates over the substance of a Republican health care plan and the process used to pass it. 

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Source: NBC News