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Posted: 2024-10-03T19:57:26Z | Updated: 2024-10-03T19:57:26Z

It sure sounds like another prominent Republican is looking to roll back key parts of the Affordable Care Act .

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told NBC News on Tuesday night that Republicans could take up significant health care policy reforms if they emerge from the November election with governing majorities. Cotton was speaking to reporters in the spin room following Tuesday nights vice presidential debate in New York City.

Well have an opportunity next year, when it comes time to extend the Trump tax cuts, to adopt new policies that again will make health care more affordable and more personalized, said Cotton, who was speaking on behalf of former President Donald Trumps campaign.

His reference to the Trump tax cuts was about a series of breaks Republicans enacted in 2017 that are set to expire at the end of this year.

Cotton went on to specify that Republicans could enact health care reforms by using the budget reconciliation process, the protected legislative track for fiscal issues that allows bills to get through the Senate with a simple majority rather than the 60 votes it takes to overcome a filibuster.