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Dems unveil plan to build up ObamaCare as Trump steps up attacks | TheHill

posted onMarch 27, 2019
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Article snippet: House Democrats rolled out a proposal Tuesday to build up ObamaCare just one day after the Trump administration told a court that the entire law should be struck down. It was another opportunity for Democrats, led by Speaker MORE (Calif.), to corner Republicans on the issue of health care. They say the issue cost the GOP the House majority in the midterms.  Democrats say the ObamaCare changes are needed to reverse the Trump administration’s “sabotage” of the health care law. But the move also comes after the Department of Justice (DOJ) stepped up its attacks on the law by asking an appeals court to declare it unconstitutional, siding with a lower court's ruling issued in December. The DOJ initially said only the law’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions should be struck down. “The Justice Department and the Trump administration decided not only to destroy protections for pre-existing conditions but to tear down every last benefit and protection the ACA has,” Pelosi said at a press conference Tuesday. “The GOP will never stop trying to destroy health care,” she added  The House plans to vote on the bill this year, positioning it as a follow-through on campaign promises to defend ObamaCare. Democrats have tied Republicans to the lawsuit, arguing that it shows GOP lawmakers don’t support protections for people with pre-existing conditions. “All during the campaign, Republicans candidates and incumbents said they support pre-existing conditions benefi... Link to the full article to read more

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