Republicans say they flip-flopped on Obamacare repeal because law needs immediate replacement

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Several of the six Republican senators who on Wednesday switched their vote on a 2015 bill that would have gutted Obamacare but left it in place for two years while a replacement was crafted said they flip-flopped because Obamacare’s marketplaces are worse now than in 2015, necessitating an immediate replacement.

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