Here's how Republicans plan to repeal Obamacare within weeks of Trump taking office

In the weeks following the presidential election, there’s been some debate about whether Republicans would actually go through with repealing Obamacare as opposed to getting cold feet. But after a number of conversations with senior GOP leadership aides in both chambers of Congress, this is the message I’ve received: Republicans are moving full-speed ahead on Obamacare, and could have a bill repealing much of the law on President Trump’s desk within weeks of him being sworn into office.

In my conversations with GOP Hill staffers in both chambers, I was actually a bit surprised at their certainty. The basic approach to repeal wasn’t portrayed as something that they’re still debating, but it was spoken about as something that is definitely going to happen, and as quickly as possible. “The commitment to repealing this thing is ironclad,” one House leadership aide said.

As is always the case, there is the risk of roadblocks and delays arising when the House, Senate, and administration all have to agree on something. But here’s how Congressional leadership expects the process to play out, if everything goes according to plan.