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From the opening sentence of the article:

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump and House Republicans are still scrambling to reach a deal on legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare

Yes, they are scrambling to replace Obamacare, NO they aren't scrambling to repeal Obamacare.

And therein lies the big problem. To my knowledge, Trump has never spoken about replacing Obama care. He's always spoken about repealing and replacing Obamacare, something this current legislation certainly doesn't do.

It's a two step process.

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Yes, they are scrambling to replace Obamacare, NO they aren't scrambling to repeal Obamacare.

They are scrambling to defund Obamacare.

He's always spoken about repealing and replacing Obamacare, something this current legislation certainly doesn't do.

You can't make "substantive changes" in a budget reconciliation bill.

It's a two step process.

Actually it's a three step process, this being the first.