House Republicans taking power in January are ready to battle the administration over $105 billion in healthcare reform law funding that Congress must yet appropriate, according to a report by the Hill.
As their preferred weapon, opponents of the law plan to wield the Congressional Review Act, a 1996 law that has been used just once to void a regulation. Obama would be able to veto any measure passed under the act, but Republicans said it would force members of Congress to put their votes on record.
Read the Hill report on healthcare reform.
Read more on plans to repeal or defund the healthcare reform law.
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-5 Ways Democrats Hope to Stave Off Reform Repeal Efforts
-4 Reasons Why Even a Repeal Won't Stop Healthcare Reform, Accountable Care
As their preferred weapon, opponents of the law plan to wield the Congressional Review Act, a 1996 law that has been used just once to void a regulation. Obama would be able to veto any measure passed under the act, but Republicans said it would force members of Congress to put their votes on record.
Read the Hill report on healthcare reform.
Read more on plans to repeal or defund the healthcare reform law.
-Republicans Plan to Add to Deficit in Repeal of Reform
-5 Ways Democrats Hope to Stave Off Reform Repeal Efforts
-4 Reasons Why Even a Repeal Won't Stop Healthcare Reform, Accountable Care