House of Representatives passed legislation that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The legislation now will move to the Senate. It is likely that the bill will not even be brought to the floor for consideration.

Wednesday evening, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The vote serves mainly as a symbolic statement of the new Republican majority in the House, as the bill was passed on an almost entirely party-line vote at 245-189, with only 3 Democrats joining all 242 Republicans in the vote to repeal. The legislation now will move to the Senate. It is likely that the bill will not even be brought to the floor for consideration. However, if it is, the bill is not expected to pass due to the Democratic majority. If the Senate passed the bill, President Obama would veto the legislation. Additionally, both chambers of Congress currently lack the necessary 2/3 majority vote to overturn the veto. News Now will report any further action by Congress on this legislation. (See related article below on PPACA.) Following Wednesday's vote, the House on Thursday passed a resolution directing 4 of its committees -- Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Judiciary, and Ways and Means -- to draft replacement legislation that reflects Republican priorities. An amendment to the resolution that calls for a permanent fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) passed 428 to 1.

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