WASHINGTON (AP) - The new Republican-led House is poised to vote
to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark health care law.
Republican lawmakers are expected to deliver an emphatic
thumbs-down on Wednesday, though they have no ready substitute of
their own for fixing the nation's health care system.
The House vote could turn out to be the high-water mark for
repeal, a goal that energized conservative voters in the midterm
elections and helped Republicans return to power in Congress.
Democrats, who hung on to the Senate, have vowed to block the GOP
drive.
But House Republicans warn not to underestimate their
determination or their willingness to use parliamentary maneuvers
to deny the Obama administration funds needed to carry out the law.
The law aims to provide coverage to more than 30 million
uninsured people.