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SD Senators Support New ACA Repeal Effort

SD Senators Support New ACA Repeal Effort

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The Senate is preparing to vote on another version of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act next week.

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says this bill would give states more authority and control……

Rounds says the bill would allow more management of the growth of Medicaid…..

Rounds says the Senate is faced with a simple choice…..

Senator John Thune says the latest GOP attempt at repealing Obamacare is good for South Dakota….
The Cassidy-Graham bill would replace major portions of the Affordable Care Act with block grants for states to design their own programs….
The GOP-backed bill needs the support of 50 Senators to insure passage. So far at least two Republican Senators are leaning against it.
Thune says if less than 50 Senators vote “yes” the threshold jumps to 60 votes after that day. The vote is expected sometime next week.

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