A nonbinding House measure calls on the Justice Department to reverse course in a pending federal case that would overturn the Affordable Care Act.
By John Wagner John Wagner National reporter leading The Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow April 3 at 8:39 AM The Democratic-led House of Representatives is poised to pass a resolution Wednesday calling on the Justice Department to halt its new advocacy for abolishing the Affordable Care Act, a move the measure calls “an unacceptable assault” on Americans’ health care.
Wednesday’s vote is likely to be little more than symbolic, however. Leaders of the Republican-led Senate are not expected to take up the measure rebuking Trump, who has pledged to develop an alternative to the ACA. Before last week, the Justice Department had argued in a brief that a provision previously struck from the law that imposed a penalty for not buying insurance was legally distinct from other parts in the ACA, which could still stand.
Trump has said Republicans will produce a superior replacement plan, contending in a tweet on Tuesday that it will be “far less expensive & much more usable than ObamaCare.”
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