Repeal Obamacare.

Joni Ernst · Iowa · Republican

policy impact 0.90 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

It’s time to force Washington to do the same—to cut wasteful spending, repeal Obamacare and balance the budget.

Ernst commits to repealing Obamacare.

Squeal - March 24, 2014 - Archives of Women's Political Communication
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Evidence

Ernst's Senate office said she voted for final passage of the Restoring Americans' Health Care Freedom Reconciliation Act and was also a co-sponsor of legislation authorizing full repeal of ObamaCare 180 days after enactment.

Ernst took concrete official action toward repeal early in her first Senate term, but this source describes an effort rather than an enacted repeal.

never same_term A for effort

Ernst Supports ObamaCare Repeal
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

Congress.gov lists H.R.3762 as failed to pass over veto. The Senate passed it 52-47 on December 3, 2015; President Obama vetoed it on January 8, 2016; the House override failed on February 2, 2016.

A major ACA-repeal reconciliation bill reached the President but did not become law, so it did not fulfill full repeal of Obamacare.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015
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The Senate voted on McConnell Amendment No. 667 to H.R.1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017. The amendment was rejected 49-51, and Ernst (R-IA) voted Yea.

Ernst voted for the 2017 Senate repeal vehicle, but the decisive amendment failed, leaving full ACA repeal undelivered.

never same_term A for effort

Senate Roll Call Vote 115th Congress, Vote 179, H.R.1628
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

Public Law 115-97, section 11081, eliminated the shared responsibility payment by changing the individual mandate percentage to zero percent and the dollar amount to $0 for months after December 31, 2018.

Congress enacted a partial ACA rollback by zeroing out the individual mandate penalty, but this was not a full repeal of Obamacare.

partial same_term

Public Law 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 11081
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CMS categorized the report under Affordable Care Act and reported 23.0 million consumers signed up for 2026 individual-market coverage through the Marketplaces, including 123,304 plan selections in Iowa on HealthCare.gov.

As of the 2026 plan year, ACA marketplaces remained operational, showing Obamacare had not been fully repealed by the as-of date.

never unknown

Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot
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CMS reports that 23.0 million consumers signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces for the 2026 plan year, with Open Enrollment on HealthCare.gov running through January 15, 2026.

ACA marketplaces were active for the 2026 plan year, so Obamacare had not been fully repealed.

never unknown

Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

CMS says consumers can enroll in Marketplace coverage from November 1 to January 15 each year during Open Enrollment.

CMS still describes an operating ACA Marketplace enrollment cycle in 2026, confirming the law was not repealed.

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Annual Open Enrollment | CMS
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

Ernst's Senate office said she released a statement after voting for final passage of the Restoring Americans' Health Care Freedom Reconciliation Act, and said she was also a co-sponsor of legislation that would authorize full repeal of ObamaCare 180 days after enactment.

Ernst took concrete Senate action toward ACA repeal, including a repeal vote and co-sponsorship of full-repeal legislation, but this source documents effort rather than enacted repeal.

never same_term A for effort

Ernst Supports ObamaCare Repeal
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

The Senate vote page lists H.R.3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, as passed 52-47 on December 3, 2015, and records Ernst (R-IA) voting Yea.

Ernst voted for a major ACA repeal reconciliation bill in her first Senate term, showing substantial effort toward the promise.

never same_term A for effort

Senate Roll Call Vote 114th Congress, Vote 329, H.R.3762
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Congress.gov lists H.R.3762 as 'Failed to pass over veto'; it was presented to the President on January 7, 2016, vetoed on January 8, 2016, and failed in the House over the veto on February 2, 2016.

The 2015 repeal vehicle advanced but did not become law, so it did not deliver full repeal of Obamacare.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

The Senate vote page lists Vote 179 on McConnell Amendment No. 667 to H.R.1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, as rejected 49-51 on July 28, 2017; Ernst (R-IA) voted Yea.

Ernst supported the 2017 Senate ACA repeal vehicle, but the decisive amendment failed, leaving full repeal undelivered.

never same_term A for effort

Senate Roll Call Vote 115th Congress, Vote 179, H.R.1628
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

Public Law 115-97 Section 11081 eliminated the shared responsibility payment by replacing the individual mandate percentage with 'Zero percent' and the dollar amount with '$0,' effective for months after December 31, 2018.

Congress enacted a partial ACA rollback by zeroing out the individual mandate penalty, but this did not repeal Obamacare as a whole.

partial same_term

Public Law 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 11081
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

CMS reported that 23.0 million consumers signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces, including 15.8 million HealthCare.gov plan selections and 7.2 million state-based Exchange selections.

ACA Marketplaces were operating for the 2026 plan year, confirming that Obamacare had not been fully repealed by the as-of date.

never unknown

Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Ernst made serious same-term repeal efforts, including voting for H.R. 3762 and the 2017 Senate repeal vehicle and co-sponsoring repeal legislation, but no full Obamacare repeal was enacted. ACA marketplaces were still operating in 2026, which confirms the promised full repeal was not delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

partial same_term A for effort

Ernst did not fulfill the promise to repeal Obamacare in full: ACA marketplaces and enrollment remained active through the 2026 plan year. She did take substantial same-term action toward repeal, including voting for major repeal vehicles in 2015 and 2017 and co-sponsoring repeal legislation. Congress also enacted a meaningful but limited ACA rollback in the 2017 tax law by zeroing out the individual mandate penalty. That supports partial credit, not full delivery, because the ACA as a whole was not repealed.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

never same_term A for effort

Ernst took serious Senate action toward ACA repeal, including voting for the 2015 reconciliation repeal bill and the 2017 Senate repeal vehicle, and Congress later zeroed out the individual mandate penalty in the 2017 tax law. But Obamacare was not repealed: ACA marketplaces remained operational for the 2026 plan year with millions enrolled. The partial mandate rollback does not satisfy the promised full repeal, so this is a failed promise with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

never unknown A for effort

The promise was to repeal Obamacare, but the ACA was not fully repealed: ACA marketplaces remained active for 2026, and enrollment continued. Ernst took serious official action toward repeal, including supporting 2015 repeal legislation and voting for the 2017 Senate repeal vehicle, but those efforts failed to enact a full repeal. The 2017 tax law only partially rolled back the ACA by reducing the individual mandate penalty to $0, which does not satisfy full repeal.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%