President Barack Obama has scheduled a meeting with congressional Democrats on Wednesday to discuss ways to protect his signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act, from Republican repeal.

Obama will meet with both House and Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill at 9 a.m. for about an hour, according to a notice sent to members Friday morning. The meeting was first reported by Politico.

GOP lawmakers are looking at defunding parts of the law as early as January, though they still are working out if and how long repeal will be delayed and haven't settled on details of a replacement plan. Their rhetoric has been scattered, with some Republican lawmakers seeking a total rollback and others proposing partial changes. President-elect Donald Trump, who called Obamacare a "total disaster" on the campaign trail, has shifted his own stance on the issue, suggesting after his election that he would be willing to consider keeping some of the popular provisions of the law.

Some Democrats as well have stated that they would be open to working with Republicans on a replacement plan as long as it assures that more people would gain health insurance.

The Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 without a single Republican vote. Since that time, Republican lawmakers have tried to repeal the law about 60 times and managed to get a bill to Obama's desk earlier this year. With the election of Trump to the presidency, repealing the law has become a priority heading into the 115th Congress.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell met with congressional Democrats on repeal earlier this month and shared stories from exchange enrollees. In a recent press conference, she pointed to enrollment under the law and has said people there would be ramifications for the millions of Americans covered under Obamacare.