Alexander: Don’t delay Obamacare replacement

Published January 18, 2017 3:42pm ET



Sen. Lamar Alexander opened a confirmation hearing on President-elect Trump’s top healthcare official by saying that Obamacare cannot be repealed without an immediate replacement.

Alexander tried to parse the various statements of Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on the timing of Obamacare repeal. He is chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, which is holding a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

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