That may sound banal to many Americans. Republican attacks on the ACA have become a fixture of modern politics. It can be easy to dismiss this latest incident as just more political theater and grandstanding, but we do so at our peril.
These continued Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act are well-funded and more dangerous than many people realize. Recent history has shown that, while the Affordable Care Act has weathered Republican attacks, several have come disturbingly close to eliminating the law and others have severely wounded it.
View the complete July 29 commentary by DFL Chair Ken Martin on The Saint Cloud Times website here.