Politically vulnerable Democrats plan to back Obamacare repeal [View all]
Source: Yahoo.com (the ticket)
The House's planned vote Wednesday to fully repeal Obamacare ultimately amounts to little more than political theater, given that House Republicans have made 30 previous attempts to repeal all or part of the law, all of which have gone nowhere in the Democrat-controlled Senate. But this week's vote does offer several politically vulnerable members a new chance to distinguish themselves on this hot-button issue.
Ahead of Wednesday's vote, at least two House Democrats have indicated plans to side with a majority of Republicans to reject portions of the law. Both face uncertain re-election odds.
The first to publicly confirm his vote for repeal was Democratic Rep. Larry Kissel of North Carolina.
"I voted against it originally and I will vote to repeal it," he first told the Charlotte Observer last week. Kissell voted against the health care law when it won overall passage in 2009. He did not vote for repeal in 2011.
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