On Capitol Hill last week, political leaders warned their parties that what lies ahead in the battle to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act will include a public relations struggle where both sides point fingers and swap words. And everyone from policymakers to pundits has already weighed in.
The rhetoric over repeal and replace
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Joseph Antos
American Enterprise Institute
James Capretta
American Enterprise Institute
“It is not necessary for Congress to address every issue in a replacement bill. But the solutions to the problems in U.S. health care, and with the ACA, are not to be found in tinkering around the edges of existing policy.” 
- Jan. 3, 2017
Andy Slavitt
CMS Acting Administrator
“Repealing ACA would balloon the Federal budget & throw state budgets into turmoil. This is fiscally conservative?” - Jan. 5 on Twitter
Rick Pollack
American Hospital Association CEO
Chip Kahn
Federation of American Hospitals CEO
“Losses of this magnitude...decimate hospitals' and health systems' ability to provide services, weaken local economies that hospitals help sustain and grow, and result in massive job losses. ”
Donald Trump
President-elect
“The Democrats, led by head clown Chuck Schumer, know how bad ObamaCare is and what a mess they are in. ... time for Republicans & Democrats to get together and come up with a healthcare plan that really works.” - Jan. 5 on Twitter
Chuck Schumer
Senate Minority Leader
“Instead of calling names, [the] president-elect should roll up his sleeves and show us a replacement plan that will cover the 20 million Americans who gained coverage.”
Barack Obama
President
“I will take the responsibility for not having fully communicated with the American people for why this is an extraordinary victory for them.”
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