For instance, Heritage Action, which is influential with House conservatives and is also advising the incoming administration, is demanding that Congress prepare a repeal bill that Trump could sign on Inauguration Day. Some conservative lawmakers agree.
“It should crumble immediately because Americans can’t afford it,” said Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), a member of the Freedom Caucus who wants to see the individual mandate scrapped right away.
But that demand for immediacy is running up against others who insist on providing those enrolled in Obamacare plans with a transition period before an Obamacare repeal takes effect. They also want to replace it with a new system — one that the GOP hasn’t even agreed upon.
“It’s not going to be easy to fix,” said Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), an ardent opponent of Obamacare. He pointed out that insurers are already selling 2017 health plans.
“There’s nothing you can do about that,” Roe said. “It’s going to take one to two years to reconstitute a marketplace.”
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