‘You’ve handed us an issue’: Democrats pounce on Trump administration’s health-care move

The following article by Erica Werner and Amy Goldstein was posted on the Washington Post website June 8, 2018:

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), released a letter with other top Democratic senators demanding the administration reverse its move to abandon one of the Affordable Care Act’s most popular provisions — protections for people with preexisting medical conditions. Credit: Mark Wilson, Getty Images

The Trump administration’s startling decision to abandon one of the Affordable Care Act’s most popular provisions — protections for people with preexisting medical conditions — put Republicans on the defensive Friday and handed Democrats a potentially potent political message.

Democrats had already made health care a major focus in their campaigns heading into November’s midterm elections, with polls consistently showing it as a top issue among voters. Now, the Justice Department’s stance in a federal-court case in Texas will allow Democrats to argue that Republicans want to deny affordable health coverage to some of the people who need it most. Continue reading “‘You’ve handed us an issue’: Democrats pounce on Trump administration’s health-care move”