Video: Republicans Promise Health Law Repeal Vote

House Republicans have scheduled a Jan. 12 vote to repeal the health care law. While the measure is expected to pass the House, Democrats in the Senate have pledged to stop the bill. Several Democrats also have said that they welcome further debate on the health law and that the more consumers learn about it the more they will like it. Republicans say the law is too expensive and too intrusive.

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<h1>Video: Republicans Promise Health Law Repeal Vote</h1>
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			January 4, 2011		</time>
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<p>House Republicans have scheduled a Jan. 12 vote to repeal the health care law. While the measure is expected to pass the House, Democrats in the Senate have pledged to stop the bill. Several Democrats also have said that they welcome further debate on the health law and that the more consumers learn about it the more they will like it. Republicans say the law is too expensive and too intrusive.</p><p>      <strong>        <a href="https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2011/01/010411_khn_hoth_audio.mp3">Listen to audio version</a> (.mp3) or <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/Stories/2011/January/04/transcript-health-on-the-hill.aspx">read the transcript</a>.</strong> </p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/010411-health-on-the-hill/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/010411-health-on-the-hill/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/010411-health-on-the-hill/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Video%3A%20Republicans%20Promise%20Health%20Law%20Repeal%20Vote&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2F010411-health-on-the-hill%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/010411-health-on-the-hill/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/010411-health-on-the-hill/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/010411-health-on-the-hill/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10189&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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