Repealing Obamacare Is Just the Start: How to Fix American Health Care, Part 1

The Daily Signal
Jan. 13, 2017
Happy Friday from Washington. One week from today, Donald Trump takes the oath of office. Meanwhile, conservatives in Congress move toward repealing Obamacare and giving Americans health care options. We've got a video report from Melissa Quinn and commentaries from Rachel Bovard and Jim DeMint. Trump's Pentagon pick vows to stand up to Russia, Josh Siegel reports. Plus: Black leaders tell Kelsey Harkness they vouch for the nominee for attorney general, and Kevin Mooney airs radicals' plans to "shut down" Trump's big day.
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Repealing Obamacare Is Just the Start: How to Fix American Health Care, Part 1

In the first part of an exclusive series for The Daily Signal, Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint explains how to clear away the obstacles impeding innovative health care reform.

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