Chad Readler, a nominee for the federal bench, wrote a legal brief advocating against the Affordable Care Act.
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer objected to the president's nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit during a news conference March 5, 2019. By Colby Itkowitz Colby Itkowitz Congress, campaigns, health policy, Pennsylvania politics Email Bio Follow March 5 at 1:56 PM Democrats made the 2018 midterm elections a referendum on affordable health care, specifically coverage protections for people with preexisting illnesses.
As I wrote then, the decision gave Republicans a chance to make good on their campaign promises to introduce legislation to maintain those protections even if the rest of the law is struck down . But no such legislation has been introduced. So far, Sen. Susan Collins , who has voted in the past against repealing the ACA, is the only Senate Republican to say publicly that she will not support Readler’s nomination.
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