Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told CBS’ John Dickerson Sunday that the Senate will take the first steps in repealing Obamacare “by the end” of the upcoming week.
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McConnell first noted that “eight out of ten Americans either want it replaced entirely or significantly changed.”
The Kentucky Republican added that the Affordable Care Act is “in a full-scale meltdown.”

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When pressed by Dickerson, McConnell reiterated that a replacement plan would be “rapidly” implemented following a repeal.
He added that “the first steps will be taken in the Senate by the end of this week… and then go over to the House.”