The House overwhelmingly voted to condemn the Trump administration for backing a lawsuit seeking to throw out all of Obamacare, with eight Republicans joining a near-unanimous Democratic caucus
The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to condemn the Trump administration for backing a lawsuit seeking to throw out all of Obamacare, with eight Republicans joining a near-unanimous Democratic caucus.
The non-binding resolution is one of is one of several steps Democrats are taking to try to link vulnerable Republicans with the administration's controversial legal strategy while touting their own work to shore up the law. The last time the GOP tried to get rid of Obamacare,of the House and several state capitols, and Democrats are working to keep the spotlight on the issue going into the 2020 election cycle.
"Instead of working with Congress to pass meaningful health care reform that tackles rising costs and prescription drug prices, the Trump administration is turning its back on those who need it most," said Rep. T.J. Cox . Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota was the only Democrat to vote against the resolution. The mostly swing district Republicans who backed the measure were Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Denver Riggleman of Virginia, Chris Smith of New Jersey, Pete Stauber of Minnesota, Fred Upton of Michigan and John Katko, Tom Reed and Elise Stefanik, all of New York.Get the latest on the health care fight, every weekday morning — in your inbox.
President Donald Trump last week promised a new GOP plan to replace the ACA. But after Republican lawmakers
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