Obama, Vice President-elect Mike Pence head to Capitol Hill to strategize on ObamaCare

Obama, Mike Pence head to Capitol Hill to strategize on ObamaCare — (Image credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

Senate Republicans launched an aggressive effort on Tuesday to repeal large parts of the Affordable Care Act, introducing a budget bill that could excise much of ObamaCare with a simple majority in the Senate. On Wednesday, President Obama will meet with Democrats to strategize on ways to try to defend the law. Vice President-elect Mike Pence will meet with House Republicans on Wednesday morning and have lunch with Senate Republicans, with ObamaCare plans high on the menu for both meetings.

Republicans have not come up with a plan to replace the 2010 law, which has extended health insurance to 20 million Americans, and the current plan is to delay the effective date of ObamaCare's demise for at least 18 months, perhaps longer, to let GOP lawmakers come up with a viable plan.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.