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U.S. NEWS Monday 6 noveMber 2017

Ryan says health insurance mandate part of GOP tax talks

By KEVIN FREKING pass health legislation in
Associated Press Trump’s first year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan, R-Wis., told “Fox
House Speaker Paul Ryan News Sunday” that “a lot
said Republicans are dis- of members are suggest-
cussing whether their ing” that the House include
tax plan should include the repeal, though he did
a repeal of the Obama not weigh in personally on
health law’s requirement how to deal with the cov-
that people have insur- erage mandate.
ance coverage or face a Equally as evasive was
penalty, a step pushed by the second-ranking House
President Donald Trump GOP leader:
but seen by some GOP “Well, I know people are
lawmakers as possibly im- talking about it,” Rep. Kev-
periling a much-needed in McCarthy, R-Calif., said
legislative victory. on CBS’” Face the Nation.”
It would be another shot He added:
at further undermining the “Look, my focus is on tax.
Affordable Care Act after As the individual mandate
repeated failures by the goes, I would not be op-
GOP-led Congress to re- posed to that.
peal and replace the law, But I want to see this bill go
as Trump has demanded forward.”
and Republicans promised The Congressional Budget
would happen after Presi- House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., returns to his office from the chamber on Capitol Hill in Washing- Office has estimated that
dent Barack Obama left ton, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Ryan told “Fox News Sunday” that Republicans are discussing whether repealing the individual
office and Republicans ran their tax plan should include a repeal of the Obama health law’s requirement that people have mandate would save $416
Washington. insurance coverage or face a penalty. billion over a decade. The
The House Ways and (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) mandate provides a pow-
Means Committee was set goal of full House consider- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, vidual mandate would be erful incentive for people
to begin work on the tax ation next week. has said including a repeal politically risky, given that to get coverage before
rewrite Monday, with the The committee chairman, of the health law’s indi- the Senate has failed to health problems arise.q