The symbolic repeal of Obamacare is seriously endangered.
Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had hoped to pass a bill that repealed big parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by Thanksgiving, but he is facing resistance from both the right and left flanks of the GOP.
Three conservatives, including presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, have vowed to oppose any bill that does not repeal PPACA entirely. Another conservative presidential candidate, Sen. Rand Paul, has not made the same promise, but has signaled that he might vote nay if he believes the legislation keeps too much of the health law intact.
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