Vice President Mike Pence will be in Lexington on Wednesday to discuss health care, which U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky have sparred over lately as the GOP debates how to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Pence is slated to land at Lexington's airport at approximately 2 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a news release from his office. Then, he will head to Bryant's Rent-All, a local business located on Red Mile Road.

Gov. Matt Bevin and U.S. Reps. Andy Barr and Brett Guthrie of Kentucky will join him there for a listening session with local business leaders whose companies and employees have been negatively impacted by the ACA, the news release said. Although the event is closed to the general public, Pence is scheduled to make some formal remarks at 4:10 p.m. while he's still at Bryant's Rent-All.

McConnell has been struggling to drum up enough votes to pass a bill that would repeal and replace the ACA, also known as Obamacare, simultaneously.

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Paul has been one of the most outspoken conservative critics of the current proposal, and both he and President Donald Trump have suggested repealing the ACA first and then crafting a replacement later if congressional Republicans can't find common ground soon.

Wednesday's visit to Lexington won't be Pence's first official trip to Kentucky since he became vice president in January. Hundreds of protesters turned out to show their support for the ACA back in March when Pence made an appearance in Louisville, where he said, "Obamacare has failed the people of Kentucky."

Pence's remarks in Lexington on Wednesday are likely to mirror his comments in Louisville last March. A protest is already being organized for his latest trip to Kentucky.

Contact reporter Morgan Watkins at 502-875-5136 or mwatkins@courier-journal.com.

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