Congress took a step closer to repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through an early Thursday morning vote in the Senate.  The Senate voted 51-48 on a budget resolution that will be used as a vehicle to repeal Obamacare.  Senate committees will now begin the process to draft specific language to repeal the healthcare law.  

The Senate Finance as well as the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committees and the House Ways and Means as well as the Energy and Commerce Committees will take the lead on the repeal bill.  The House is anticipated to vote on the bill today to formally start the House committee process to repeal the ACA.