Continue fighting to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Steve Daines · Montana · Republican

policy impact 0.90 specificity 0.92 extraction confidence 98%

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I'll continue fighting to repeal this failed law and replace it with Montana-driven solutions that put patients and their doctors, not federal bureaucrats, back in charge of healthcare decisions.

Daines reaffirmed that he would keep working to repeal Obamacare and replace it with Montana-driven alternatives.

Daines Renews Commitment to Repealing Obamacare - Senator Steve Daines
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Evidence

Daines announced he had joined colleagues in introducing legislation to fully repeal Obamacare and said, "I'll continue fighting to repeal this failed law."

Soon after entering the Senate, Daines took concrete legislative action toward ACA repeal by joining repeal legislation and publicly reiterating the promise.

delivered same_term A for effort

Daines Renews Commitment to Repealing Obamacare - Senator Steve Daines
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Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3762 As Amended). Vote Result: Bill Passed. Daines (R-MT), Yea.

Daines voted for the 2015 Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, a major ACA repeal reconciliation bill that passed the Senate.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 1st Session
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 3762 as "Vetoed by President" and "Failed to pass over veto."

The 2015 repeal bill Daines supported advanced to the president but did not become law, so it shows concrete effort rather than full ACA repeal.

partial same_term A for effort

All Info - H.R.3762 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Question: On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667). Vote Result: Amendment Rejected. Daines (R-MT), Yea.

Daines continued supporting ACA repeal in 2017 by voting for the Health Care Freedom Act amendment, though the amendment failed 49-51.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session
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Daines said he voted for the Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; his office listed among highlights: "Eliminates the poverty tax: Obamacare's individual mandate."

Daines backed tax legislation that included repeal of the ACA individual mandate penalty, a partial ACA repeal measure that later became law.

partial same_term A for effort

Daines Votes to Advance Once in A Generation Tax Cuts - Senator Steve Daines
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Daines said he had joined colleagues in introducing legislation to fully repeal Obamacare and vowed he would continue fighting to repeal the law.

An official Daines statement shows he actively pursued full ACA repeal and framed that effort as an ongoing fight.

delivered same_term A for effort

Daines Renews Commitment to Repealing Obamacare - Senator Steve Daines
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On passage of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, Daines voted Yea; the Senate passed the bill 52-47.

Daines backed a major ACA repeal reconciliation bill that moved through the Senate during his first term.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 1st Session
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Daines voted Yea on McConnell Amendment 667 to H.R. 1628, an ACA-repeal amendment to the American Health Care Act; the amendment was rejected 49-51.

He continued pressing for ACA repeal in 2017 by supporting a Senate health-care amendment that failed narrowly.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session
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Daines's office said the tax package eliminated Obamacare's individual-mandate penalty, calling it the 'poverty tax.'

He supported legislation that removed one ACA component, showing continued repeal-related action even though full repeal did not occur.

partial same_term A for effort

Daines Votes to Advance Once in A Generation Tax Cuts - Senator Steve Daines
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Assessments

delivered same_term

The promise was effort-based: to continue fighting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, not necessarily to complete full repeal. In office, Daines joined and backed repeal legislation in 2015, voted for the Senate-passed H.R. 3762 repeal bill, supported the 2017 McConnell ACA-repeal amendment, and backed the tax bill provision eliminating the ACA individual-mandate penalty. Those are concrete, sustained repeal-related actions during his Senate term, so the promise to keep fighting was fulfilled even though full ACA repeal did not become law.

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delivered same_term A for effort

The promise was framed as continuing to fight for ACA repeal, not necessarily securing full repeal. During the same Senate term, Daines joined full-repeal legislation, voted for the 2015 ACA repeal reconciliation bill that passed Congress but was vetoed, supported the 2017 Health Care Freedom Act amendment, and backed tax legislation that eliminated the ACA individual mandate penalty. Full ACA repeal was not enacted, but the promised continued federal legislative fight was clearly carried out, with one partial repeal component becoming law.

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delivered same_term

The promise was framed as an effort commitment to continue fighting for ACA repeal, not as a guarantee that full repeal would become law. During the same Senate term, Daines joined full-repeal legislation, voted for the 2015 ACA repeal reconciliation bill, supported the 2017 Health Care Freedom Act repeal amendment, and backed tax legislation that eliminated the ACA individual mandate penalty. Full ACA repeal did not occur, but the promised continued fight was carried out through concrete legislative action.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%