--- title: AHCA: Livestream of House Republican Obamacare Repeal Vote description: The House is expected to vote on the American Health Care Act after a vote on Thursday stalled and President Trump issued an ultimatum canonical: https://time.com/4712205/ahca-health-care-repeal-vote-livestream/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-24T14:10:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:01:16.913Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: The House Votes on Legislation to Repeal Obamacare og:description: It's now or never for the Republicans, according to President Trump og:url: https://time.com/4712205/ahca-health-care-repeal-vote-livestream/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacf4aa7c5cd8c835/6988bc7e2dce019e4f9ec777/donald-trump22.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: President Donald Trump arrives to addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Feb. 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: The House Votes on Legislation to Repeal Obamacare twitter:description: It's now or never for the Republicans, according to President Trump twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacf4aa7c5cd8c835/6988bc7e2dce019e4f9ec777/donald-trump22.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: The House Votes on Legislation to Repeal Obamacare by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Mar 24, 2017 2:10 PM UTC  President Donald Trump arrives to addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Feb. 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. President Donald Trump arrives to addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Feb. 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Mar 24, 2017 2:10 PM UTC The House is expected to vote on the proposed [Obamacare replacement bill](http://time.com/money/4691860/obamacare-repeal-replacement-plan/) on Friday, after a vote on Thursday [stalled](http://time.com/4710735/republican-health-care-repeal-bill-obamacare/) and President [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4710614/donald-trump-fbi-surveillance-house-intelligence-committee/) issued an [ultimatum](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-care-vote-latest-trump-ultimatum/) to House leaders. The President had top White House officials deliver a message on Thursday night that if a vote is not conducted on Friday, Trump’s administration will move on and Republicans will be “stuck with Obamacare.” A number of GOP lawmakers [oppose the health care replacement bill](http://time.com/4712026/ahca-house-freedom-caucus-health-care-repeal/), dubbed the American Health Care Act, but Trump has made clear that he is confident in the proposed bill, which would be his first major legislative achievement if passed. “After seven horrible years of ObamaCare (skyrocketing premiums & deductibles, bad healthcare), this is finally your chance for a great plan!” Trump tweeted on Friday morning. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/845247455868391425) A vote is expected by late Friday afternoon. 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