Former President Barack Obama’s health care law should be declared unconstitutional after Congress repealed one part of it, the Trump administration said
President Donald Trump listens to a question as he speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, on March 22, 2019, in Washington.The Trump administration has told a federal appeals court it wants the entire Affordable Care Act struck down, an outcome that could leave millions uninsured and reignite a winning political issue for Democrats.
“This is actually an opportunity for us to speak to the American people with clarity,” Pelosi said. “Republicans did say during the campaign that they weren’t there to undermine the pre-existing condition benefit.” The Justice Department did not explain its reasoning in a two-sentence letter to the court, but promised a full and timely explanation for the appeals judges. It’s rare for Justice to decline to defend a federal law.
Some Republicans say that wouldn’t happen because the Trump administration’s “repeal and replace” plan would send grants to states for them to run their own health insurance programs. However, during the 2017 congressional debate over repealing the health law, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the GOP replacement plans would result in steep coverage losses.
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