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Article snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump has had nothing but sharp words for some of the most notable accomplishments of his Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. But, as The New York Times’s Peter Baker notes, Mr. Trump’s tough statements have so far not been matched by his actions. Instead, he has partially dismantled some programs and then left it to Congress to figure out the next steps. Here’s a look at four of the most significant areas where Mr. Trump has acted to undo his predecessors’ accomplishments, and where those actions now stand. Mr. Obama’s signature domestic achievement, the Affordable Care Act, became law in 2010, and in the following years, calls for its repeal became a centerpiece of Republican political efforts and a core element of Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign. What Mr. Trump Has Done: The Trump administration has made a variety of moves, including two major actions on Thursday, that could fundamentally undermine the viability of the federal health care marketplaces, a central part of the law. The most recent actions — allowing insurance companies to sell less expensive plans with fewer benefits and ending subsidies to insurance companies that help low-income consumers pay out-of-pocket costs — are the latest in a series of initiatives that strike at the heart of the insurance marketplaces set up under the law. Earlier moves included cuts to advertising and services that help consumers sign up for plans on the marketplaces, as well as an e... Link to the full article to read more