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Republicans Prepare Extravaganza of Tax and Spending Cuts
Repealing Obamacare would be an opportunity to push through other measures on the agenda.
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Immediately after Inauguration Day, Republicans are planning to use their dominance in Washington to enact the most radical overhaul of spending and taxes in a half-century.
Soon after the new Congress convenes next month, they plan to repeal some of Obamacare, delighting the right-wing base. The critical element, replacement, would come later. In the more than six and a half years since the Affordable Care Act became law, Republicans have yet to find a consensus on replacement.