Since Republicans can't get around a Democratic filibuster in the Senate, they are forced to use an arcane legislative tool called budget reconciliation to disassemble parts of the law.
This article first appeared February 6, 2017 on Kaiser Health News.
By Julie Rovner and Francis Ying
After capturing the White House, Republicans put repealing the health law at the top of their to-do list. But since they can't get around a Democratic filibuster in the Senate, they are forced to use an arcane legislative tool called budget reconciliation to disassemble parts of the law. KHN's Julie Rovner and Francis Ying explain the process.
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