President-elect Trump urged congressional Republicans Tuesday to move quickly toward a consensus on a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, which the Senate is set to begin the process of repealing on Thursday.
“The replace will be very quickly or simultaneously, very shortly thereafter,” Trump told the New York Times. His assertion puts him at odds with the significant number of GOP lawmakers, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, who want to repeal Obamacare quickly through a budget tool and then spend months or years crafting an alternative health care system.
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