Boehner says a full Obamacare repeal and replace is ‘not going to happen’

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The Blaze:

Former House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is not confident the Republicans will ever fully repeal and replace Obamacare, despite repeated GOP promises to do just that.

 

“[Congressional Republicans are] going to fix Obamacare — I shouldn’t call it repeal-and-replace, because it’s not going to happen,” Boehner said Thursday during a health care conference in Orlando, according to Politico.

 

Instead, the former lawmaker argued, Republicans will end up making tweaks to the Affordable Care Act. In fact, when the idea of a full repeal and immediate replace of Obamacare was presented — and endorsed by President Donald Trump — Boehner said he “started laughing.”

 

“Most of the framework of the Affordable Care Act, … that’s going to be there,” Boehner said, adding, “Republicans never ever agree on health care.”

 

According to a CNN poll from January, a majority of Americans — 55 percent — favor a full repeal and replacement of Obamacare.

 

Obamacare’s repeal has been on the Republican Party’s agenda ever since its passage in 2010 and Boehner led the fight to roll back former President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, though the GOP has never been able to reach an agreement about what, exactly, should replace the health care policy.

 

However, Boehner’s comments are in direct contradiction to what current House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has signaled. Earlier this month, Ryan said Republicans still plan to fully “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act.

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No repeal after all?