Senate Republicans should repeatedly offer bills to repeal health reform even if it’s in vain, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said Tuesday.
Coburn acknowledged efforts to repeal the legislation, or even defund it, were unlikely to be successful as long as President Obama is in the White House, but said making repeated efforts to dismantle the legislation is the best political strategy for the GOP.
“I think the best strategy is to call for a repeal bill and pass that bill,” Coburn told a group of conservative bloggers. “And if you can’t pass it the first time, then offer it again the next month, and offer it again the next month.”
Republicans have publicly wrestled with how they might follow through with their pledge to repeal the healthcare bill Obama signed into law earlier this year. The GOP is poised to make major gains in Nov. 2’s elections and is in position to win back the House and possibly the Senate.
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