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Just before Friday’s Inaugural Ball, President Trump signed his first executive order, directing federal agencies to “ease the burden of Obamacare.”
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Trump didn’t elaborate on the details of the order but did sign it in the Oval Office as one of his first acts as president, flanked by Vice President Pence, Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner. Press Secretary Sean Spicer gave reporters a small bit of information, saying that the action was a step to “transition to repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act.
President Trump made the repealing of Obamacare a top priority during his campaign, and Congress moved towards such a repeal when they passed a complex budget last week, which will allow them to repeal parts of the law with a simple majority in the future.
In the meantime, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus will soon send out a memo ordering a government-wide “regulatory freeze until further notified.”
