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Matheson Explains Vote to Back Repeal of Affordable Care Act

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Utah Congressman Jim Matheson was one of just five Democrats in the House of Representatives to join Republicans in voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act this afternoon.

Utah Congressman Jim Matheson (D-2nd District)

(KCPW News) When Utah Congressman Jim Matheson cast his vote in favor of repealing the 2010 health care reform law Wednesday, he was one of only five Democrats in the House of Representatives to do so. The six-term lawmaker opposed the bill when it passed out of Congress, but had also previously voted against repealing it once it became law. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson asked Matheson why he voted the way he did.

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