House Votes to Repeal the President's Health Care Plan

Members of the House of Representatives voted today to repeal the President's Health Care Plan by a vote of 245 to 189. A simple majority was necessary for passage.

Three Democrats sided with all Republicans to repeal the plan, which President Obama signed into law last March as the "Affordable Care Act."

Republican leaders said they were committed to trying to repeal it in order to honor a campaign pledge that helped them win control of the House and gain seats in the Senate in congressional elections last November.

Republicans plan tomorrow to direct committees to begin work on a replacement health care bill. The Senate remains under Democratic control and is not expected to take up the repeal legislation.