For the last seven-plus years, Republicans ran on repealing and replacing Obamacare. It was a winning platform, demonstrated by their gaining seats in Congress in almost every election since Obama was elected in 2008—achieving a majority in the House in 2010, a majority in the Senate in 2014, and finally the White House in 2016. And with President Trump stating that he is anxious to sign a “repeal” or a “repeal and replace” bill into law, passage seemed like a sure thing. Yet so far the Senate has failed to pass a bill. But there is still a way forward.
The legislative priorities of the new administration started with repealing Obamacare because of the need to eliminate the complexity and burden of its 20-odd new taxes on business, families and small businesses—a total of some $500+ billion in additional taxes—and to abolish and reduce costly regulations on small businesses.
