House sends president bill to repeal ObamaCare

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The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday afternoon that would repeal ObamaCare, with a vote of 240-181, primarily along party lines.

President Obama said he will veto any bill that dismantles the health care law, and Republicans do not have enough votes to override a veto. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said the measure, which would also prohibit federal funding from going to Planned Parenthood, sends a message. "We are confronting the president with the hard, honest truth: ObamaCare doesn't work," he told reporters Wednesday.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.