GOP lawmaker outlines goal to repeal and replace ObamaCare

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) on Saturday highlighted the Republicans’ mission to repeal and replace ObamaCare during the weekly GOP address.

Barrasso underscored the importance of “revers[ing] the damage done by ObamaCare” through a smooth transition.

“In small towns and big cities across America, families have spent the past several years struggling under the health care law known as ObamaCare,” Barrasso said.

{mosads}“The result of the election gives all of us the opportunity to take back control of our health care. Americans can look forward to getting the care that they need, from a doctor they choose at lower cost,” he added.

The lawmaker stressed that the healthcare law should not merely be amended and that it must be repealed and replaced with better alternatives.

“No amount of tinkering or taxpayer bailouts is going to make ObamaCare work. It needs to be replaced and repealed. Repeal is only the first step – it clears the path for a replacement that costs less and works better than what we have now,” he said.

Barrasso promised that the process of repealing and replacing the law would mean eliminating the health insurance mandate in order to ensure “more freedom and flexibility” for businesses and individuals.

The senator also assured that “people with pre-existing conditions will be protected” throughout the transition.

“My wife, Bobbi, is a breast cancer survivor, so I understand as a doctor and as a husband how critical it is that people with pre-existing conditions not lose their insurance,” he said.