Every new Republican member of the U.S. Senate said they 'will vote to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Now that the Republicans have won control in the Senate, one of the biggest questions is what they will do on health care. Fox News host Sean Hannity hammered home one strategy in his post-election analysis Nov. 5. Talking to Republican Louisiana U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, who is in a runoff with incumbent Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, Hannity said, 'Every single candidate like yourself running for office said you will vote to repeal and replace Obamacare.' Later, in an interview with Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, Hannity said, 'Every candidate that won in the Senate promised to repeal and replace Obamacare,' Hannity said. And he made the same point with Cory Gardner, who defeated incumbent Democrat Sen. Mark Udall in Colorado. 'Every Republican that won elections last night, including yourself, you said repeal/replace Obamacare.' All within the span of an hour. Here we're focusing on the 10 new Republicans joining the Senate. (The outcomes of races in Alaska and Louisiana are still pending.) By and large, Hannity has a point. The list But during an October debate, when Daines was asked about repealing Obamacare, he gave a slightly nuanced response, 'I did not vote against Obamacare 40 times. Should check my record. I voted against it once, to repeal Obamacare. That's my voting record.' During a June debate, Daines said he supports the law's ban on denying insurance for pre-existing conditions and giving parents the chance to keep kids on their plans until they turn 26.
Our ruling Hannity said that the new Republican senators campaigned on a platform to repeal and replace Obamacare. All 10 new Republican senators said during their campaigns either that Obamacare should be repealed or that they had voted to repeal it. The record on replacement is a little more nuanced. Republicans generally either explicitly say they want to replace Obamacare or more generally talk about health policy changes they support or parts of the Affordable Care Act that they'd like to keep. Bottom line, Hannity is clearly right on the trend line. We rate his claim Mostly True. UPDATE: After our fact-check published, Sasse's office pointed out additional details Sasse offered in his plan to replace Obamacare. Those comments are now included in this article. The rating remains Mostly True.
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