(AP) – Arkansas’ four U.S. House members have voted for
Republican legislation to repeal and replace major parts of the federal health
care law.Republican Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Bruce Westerman and Steve Womack
on Thursday voted for the legislation that addresses their longtime pledge to
erase the 2010 Obama health care law. The bill passed on a mostly party line
217-213 vote and now heads to the Senate.
Republican legislation to repeal and replace major parts of the federal health
care law.Republican Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Bruce Westerman and Steve Womack
on Thursday voted for the legislation that addresses their longtime pledge to
erase the 2010 Obama health care law. The bill passed on a mostly party line
217-213 vote and now heads to the Senate.
The bill passed a day after Arkansas lawmakers gave final approval to
legislation allowing the state to scale back its hybrid Medicaid expansion under
the federal overhaul. The plan, which must also be approved by the federal
government, would move 60,000 people off the program and impose a work
requirement on some participants.
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