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The race is on to mark up the Affordable Care Act replacement

Adam Allington Mar 8, 2017
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The race is on to mark up the Affordable Care Act replacement

Adam Allington Mar 8, 2017
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Committee work has begun on the process of marking up the GOP alternative to the Affordable Care Act. But while Obamacare took months to craft, Republican lawmakers are trying to move through their repeal-and-replace bill much swifter. Committee markup on a bill of this size would normally take weeks, but in this case, Republicans are trying to get it done by Friday.

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