The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on a measure that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, according to The Associated Press.
Due to Republican control of the House, the bill is poised to hit President Barack Obama's desk — marking the first time a full ACA repeal makes it to the White House, according to the report.
The measure, officially called the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, comes in the form of a budget reconciliation bill. The reconciliation process has special rules in the Senate in that it requires only a simple majority to pass and cannot be filibustered. The bill has already passed in the Senate.
President Obama has indicated he will veto the bill, which the Congressional Budget Office said Monday could have reduced the deficit by $516 billion over the next decade if it passed.
Republicans know President Obama will veto the bill, but they want to demonstrate what could happen to the ACA if a Republican takes the White House in 2016, and highlight the differences between the two parties, according to the report.
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