Congress joint budget deal could pave path to Obamacare repeal

The Washington Examiner reports:

House and Senate lawmakers Monday sat down to work on a compromise budget blueprint that could pave the way to repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

"Repealing the president's health care law would pave the way to starting over on patient-centered health care reform where patients and families and doctors are making medical decisions, not Washington, D.C.," House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price, R-Ga., said.

The Senate-House Budget Conference Committee held its first meeting aimed at reconciling the differences between the two budgets, authored by Republican majorities in both chambers.

A key element of both plans is a provision that would allow the Senate to repeal Obamacare with just 51 votes, rather than the usual 60 votes.

The struggle against ObamaCare.