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On the recordJuly 9, 2017
An all-out repeal of Obamacare takes 60 votes. We obviously don't have 60 votes.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Senator Ernst explains the difficulty of repealing Obamacare due to the lack of sufficient votes.

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