According to an article in the Huffington Post, John Boehner and Mitch McConnell wrote in the Wall Street Journal that they would now use the Republican Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This inturn would return the focus of the GOP to the job market and economy. And it will now be made easier to do so because they will be able to pass bills that the old Democratic Senate majority did not allow for. The Republican majority in the Senate, however, will not be enough to eliminate Democratic filibusters or presidential vetoes. Especially since Obama said that repeal of Obamacare was not a possibility since it provides healthcare to so many people. McConnell said that he realizes that a complete repeal of the law is not plausible while Obama is the president, but that he believes that Congress could make it less effective by going after specific provisions.
The article talks about John Boehner the Republican House of Representative of Ohio who is also the House Speaker and the incoming Majority Leader of the Senate Mitch McConnell the Republican for Kentucky. The repeal of the law the Republican majorities are talking about is involving health care. The GOP (Grand Old Party) is now getting a chance to repeal and focus on what the Republican Party wants. Congress being Republican party majority now, will eliminate the bipartisanship that occurred before. The Democrats might utilize the strategies of filibusters and presidential vetoes.
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