Democrats pounce as Trump administration ratchets up attack on Obamacare via ReutersTV
- Top congressional Democrats on Tuesday attacked a legal move by the Trump administration to step up its assault on the Obamacare healthcare law, saying last November’s elections showed Americans want them to protect the Affordable Care Act.
Democrats made defending Obamacare a powerful messaging tool in the run-up to the November’s elections, when opinion polls showed eight in 10 Americans wanted to defend its most popular benefits, including protections for insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. The strategy paid off, and Democrats won a 38-seat majority in the House of Representatives.
Previously, the Trump administration had said portions of Obamacare should be struck down and others should survive, including a state-led expansion of Medicaid health insurance for the poor. Trump had said he would not cut that aspect when campaigning for the White House, although his 2020 budget proposal slashed the program’s funding.
“Americans raised their hand and said, ‘We want the Affordable Care Act protected, therefore we’re going to vote for the party that says it will protect and preserve and, yes, even expand the Affordable Care Act,’” Representative Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 House Democrat, said at a Tuesday news conference.
“The taxing authority by Congress that led to the legitimate reason for Obamacare being upheld is gone,” White House aide Kellyanne Conway told reporters on Tuesday. “We now have a mandate without a penalty.”
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