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US Senate Sets Stage to Repeal Obamacare With Passage of Budget Resolution

© AFP 2023 / SAUL LOEBSpeaker of the House Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2016.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2016. - Sputnik International
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US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan stated that the Senate took the first step to repeal Obamacare with the passage of a budget resolution.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Senate took the first step to repeal Obamacare with the passage of a budget resolution on Thursday, US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said in a press conference.

"That is a procedural vote to get the process in place," Ryan stated. "We’re going to go… through our committee system to make sure that we spell out exactly how we’re going to deal with this law using all the options and tools we have available."

US House of Representatives. (File) - Sputnik International
US Senate Votes 51-48 on Budget Resolution to Repeal Obamacare
The resolution passed 51-48 and will now head to the House of Representatives for a vote.

The budget resolution, S. Con. Res. 3, is a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the US government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026, according to the US Senate.

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