House Dems Seek To Put GOP On Spot With 2nd Vote To Enter ACA Suit

By Ariel Cohen / January 9, 2019 at 7:20 PM
House Democrats again voted to intervene in the controversial Texas lawsuit in which a federal judge ruled to upend the Affordable Care Act. Many Republicans pledged to protect preexisting conditions the on midterms campaign trail and Democratic leadership held the second, standalone vote as a means of putting Republicans on record defending or not defending the health care law. The first time around Democrats voted to intervene as part of a broad rules package. Just three Republican lawmakers joined the...


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