Samantha Lee/Business Insider What's happening now Friday 5 p.m.: Congress has taken the first steps toward partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare. Republicans in both the House of Representatives and the Senate passed a resolution that begins the process of repealing President Obama's signature healthcare law. The resolution directs members of relevant committees to draft a repeal bill through the budget-reconciliation process. With dissent among Republicans over whether or not to complete the repeal process before a replacement plan is finalized and strident Democratic resistance to any repeal of the ACA, it appears that there is a significant fight...
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