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applegrove

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Wed Jan 2, 2019, 07:34 PM Jan 2019

House Democrats Will Move Hard on Health Care

House Democrats Will Move Hard on Health Care

January 2, 2019 at 9:46 am EST By Taegan Goddard 375 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/01/02/house-democrats-will-move-hard-on-health-care/

"SNIP....

A congressional source tells Mike Allen that a key provision tucked in House Dems’ 14-page opening-day rules package focuses on the federal judge in Texas who struck down the ACA (which remains in effect during appeals).

” The provision authorizes the House counsel to intervene in the lawsuit on behalf of the House of Representatives, to try to protect people with pre-existing conditions, a popular and consequential feature of the ACA.”

“Next week, Democrats will hold an additional vote on a stand-alone resolution on intervening to defend protections for people with pre-existing conditions.”

....SNIP"

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House Democrats Will Move Hard on Health Care (Original Post) applegrove Jan 2019 OP
Imagine that......... MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #1
Serving the people. What a concept!!! Why didn't democrats think of that before? applegrove Jan 2019 #2

applegrove

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2. Serving the people. What a concept!!! Why didn't democrats think of that before?
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 08:52 PM
Jan 2019

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oh that's right they always do.
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