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Republicans set aggressive agenda on health care, regulations and tax reform

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January 25, 2017 at 5:35 p.m. EST
President Trump hosts a reception for U.S. House and Senate leaders and Cabinet members in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 23. (Ron Sachs/European Pressphoto Agency)

PHILADELPHIA — Republican leaders laid out an aggressive legislative agenda Wednesday that would have Congress repeal major portions of the Affordable Care Act, pass replacement measures and embark on a major tax code overhaul, all within the first 200 days of blanket GOP control in Washington.

In an afternoon session at an annual GOP policy retreat, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) unveiled plans that put repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act as the first order of business, with the target date for action within the next three months. Lawmakers also plan to move quickly on a broad rewrite of the tax code that is expected to include deep cuts in tax rates. The agenda sets a vigorous pace in an attempt to make good on key campaign promises made by President Trump.