The business lobby group and Mr. Trump are divided on key issues related to trade — such as increased taxes against companies that produce goods in other countries and import them to the U.S. — but share common goals like the repeal of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform law. The group opposes the ACA in part because it believes the law imposes unnecessary burdens on businesses.
Mr. Trump has called for a swift repeal and replacement of the ACA, saying in a recent interview with The New York Times he expects a repeal vote next week and replacement legislation “very quickly or simultaneously, very shortly thereafter.” However, the Times reported Mr. Trump seemed “unclear” about the difficulty of the task and the time it would require in Congress. Congressional Republicans have yet to determine a replacement plan, nor have they settled on whether they will repeal the law and delay a replacement. However, the Senate on Thursday morning passed a budget resolution in a “vote-a-rama,” which paves the way to repeal major parts of the ACA through the process of reconciliation.
“As a new healthcare plan takes shape, it’s important to remember things were far from perfect before we started, before Obamacare,” said Chamber President Tom Donohue during his annual address, according to the report. “Repeal alone is not going to fix our healthcare, there should be a smooth transition.”
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