Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, in a news conference Wednesday said Republicans would move quickly to repeal Obamacare when Donald Trump becomes president in January.
"It's a pretty high item on our agenda as you know," McConnell said. "I would be shocked if we didn't move forward to keep our commitment to the American people. It was the single worst piece of legislation among many bad pieces of legislation passed in the first two years of the Obama presidency. The sooner we can go in a different direction the better."
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When asked, McConnell would not say whether budget reconciliation would be used to repeal the ACA. He also did not address what would happen to the 20 million Americans who have gained insurance through the exchange market since Obamacare was passed in 2010.
"We'd like to finish funding the government this year," McConnell said. "All of that is underway. Let's just stipulate, every single Republican thought Obamacare was a mistake without exception. That's still our view, you can expect us with a new president who has the same view, to address that issue."
Republicans will have the Oval Office and a majority in the House and Senate next year.
Trump's election, McConnell said, is "Clearly an indication people would like to try something new."
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