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Kansas Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall is among those who are disappointed by the failed effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act.
The effort represented the GOP's first genuine opportunity to repeal Obama's statute. But House Speaker Paul Ryan shelved the bill to avert a certain defeat. He faced defections from centrist Republicans who thought the bill went too far and conservatives who considered it too weak, plus solid Democratic opposition.
Marshall, who represents the 1st Congressional District on Kansas, released the following statement:
"I am deeply disappointed in my colleagues who couldn’t look past their personal agendas to put the priorities ...