{"id":1028392,"date":"2023-12-01T20:41:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1028392"},"modified":"2023-12-01T20:41:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:41:25","slug":"new-donald-trumps-maga-minions-in-congress-line-up-behind-call-to-terminate-affordable-care-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/new-donald-trumps-maga-minions-in-congress-line-up-behind-call-to-terminate-affordable-care-act\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW: Donald Trump\u2019s MAGA Minions in Congress Line Up Behind Call to \u201cTerminate\u201d Affordable Care Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to MAGA Republicans in Congress supporting Donald Trump\u2019s call to \u201cterminate\u201d the Affordable Care Act,<\/em> DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt appears Trump\u2019s MAGA minions in Congress are falling in line behind his unpopular plan to rip away health care from millions of Americans and jack up health care costs on middle class families. The last time Trump tried to repeal Obamacare, he came up just one vote short in Congress, and his MAGA minions would back him in playing politics with people\u2019s essential health care yet again if he takes power. Despite MAGA Republicans\u2019 appalling efforts, President Biden and Democrats will always fight to protect every American\u2019s right to have accessible and affordable health care \u2014 those are the stakes of next November\u2019s election.\u201d
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Days after Trump doubled down on his call to rip away health care from millions of Americans, his MAGA minions on the Hill are lining up behind his latest salvo against the Affordable Care Act.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cGOP lawmakers cautiously open to Trump’s ACA repeal push\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwo top Senate Republicans signaled they could be open to a revived effort.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I think Obamacare has been one of the biggest deceptions on the American people,\u2019 said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). \u2018I mean just look at your health care premiums.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who’s in line to run the Finance Committee if the GOP retakes the Senate, said he’s open to plans that were similar to the 2017 repeal and replace bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cRep. Bob Good (R-Va.), an ultraconservative, succinctly replied \u2018yes\u2019 on Wednesday when asked if he is still interested in replacing Obamacare.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Rep. Kevin Hern] said of Trump: \u2018I’d certainly love to look at his plan.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he was in office, Trump came up just one vote short in Congress from achieving his goal of repealing the Affordable Care Act.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reuters<\/a>: \u201cThe most previous attempt to repeal Obamacare fell one vote short in July, in a humiliating setback for Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cOn the campaign trail, Trump has doubled down on his promise to repeal the ACA, a feat he fell one vote short of in 2017.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cI will get health care. I’m one vote short of health care. I’ll get health care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has revived his yearslong effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, saying MAGA Republicans \u201cshould never give up\u201d in their efforts to \u201cterminate\u201d the landmark legislation. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cTrump Revives Plan to Dismantle Obamacare if Elected in 2024\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mediaite<\/a>: \u201c\u2018OBAMACARE SUCKS!!!\u2019 Trump Rants About New Plan \u2014 Years After He Promised It Was \u2018Two Weeks\u2019 Away\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Messenger<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump said he is \u2018seriously looking at alternatives\u2019 to Obamacare in a new post on his social media platform Truth Social. He also called it a \u2018low point for the Republican Party\u2019 that lawmakers failed to \u2018terminate\u2019 the health insurance program established by the Affordable Care Act. According to the latest figures this year, more than 40 million Americans rely on the program for those who can’t afford private plans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cThe cost of Obamacare is out of control, plus, it\u2019s not good Healthcare. I\u2019m seriously looking at alternatives. We had a couple of Republican Senators who campaigned for 6 years against it, and then raised their hands not to terminate it. It was a low point for the Republican Party, but we should never give up!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Trump takes power and is successful in repealing the Affordable Care Act, as many as 135 million Americans with preexisting conditions could have their protections ripped away from them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Center for American Progress<\/a>: \u201cAccording to new estimates from the Center for American Progress, 135 million people under age 65, or about half of nonelderly people, have a preexisting condition<\/strong> that an insurer could use to discriminate against them if they ever sought coverage through the individual market in the absence of ACA protections.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KFF Poll<\/a>: \u201cMajorities of Democrats [88%], Republicans [62%], and independents [73%] say it is ‘very important’ to continue each of [the Affordable Care Act\u2019s] protections for people with pre-existing conditions.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repealing the Affordable Care Act is dangerous, unpopular, and would be devastating for the millions of Americans who depend on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Favreau<\/a>: \u201cIf Trump wins, 40 million people could lose their health care, <\/strong>and insurance companies would get to deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. If Biden wins, that\u2026won\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KFF Poll<\/a>: 64% believe it is \u201cvery important\u201d<\/strong> insurance companies continue to be prohibited from charging sick people more \u2014 including 55% of Republicans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR\/PBS NewsHour\/Marist Poll<\/a>: \u201cThirteen years after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, more than eight in ten Americans (83%) either agree or strongly agree that all Americans have a basic right to healthcare coverage.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryan Bennett, Navigator Research<\/a>: \u201cPer our October @NavigatorSurvey research, repealing the ACA (and January 6) remain the top concerns about Trump\u2019s first term as president\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cBut what\u2019s clear is that an effort to \u2018terminate\u2019 Obamacare is not something Americans are pining for. Not only were the GOP\u2019s efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare during Trump\u2019s term historically unpopular, but the law also appears to have gotten more popular since then. \u2026 And when politicians talk of ending health insurance for tens of millions of Americans, dropping coverage of preexisting conditions and cutting Obamacare\u2019s Medicaid funding, things get even dicier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Trump, other 2024 Republican candidates have records of railing against and trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cWe have fought Obamacare in South Carolina as much as we possibly could. We said no to the state exchanges. We said no to the Medicaid expansion. \u2026 They just turned around and set every state back with this bill that we know did not work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cWhen it came to Obamacare, we didn\u2019t just say \u2018no,\u2019 we said never\u2026 And we\u2019re going to keep on fighting until we get people like [Senator Tim Scott] and everybody else in Congress to defund Obamacare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cWe would end a disastrous health care program, and replace it with reforms that lowered costs and actually let you keep your doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cWe must repeal ObamaCare\u2026 I have no desire to \u2018improve\u2019 or \u2018reform\u2019 ObamaCare. I intend to repeal it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cObamacare should never have been passed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThe full and complete repeal of Obama Care is one of the most critical issues of our time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tampa Bay Times<\/a>: \u201cWhen he was soliciting Republican votes in the GOP primary, the front page of DeSantis\u2019<\/strong> site highlighted how he \u2018led efforts\u2019 to \u2018repeal ObamaCare.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cAs a Republican serving in the U.S. House, [DeSantis<\/strong>] was part of a far-right caucus that voted against the first ACA repeal bill that leadership brought to the floor because, DeSantis and his allies said, it didn\u2019t undo enough of the law\u2019s protections for people with pre-existing conditions. GOP leaders eventually put forward a more aggressive repeal. DeSantis and his colleagues voted yes on that one, but it failed in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cDespite the fact that millions of people had enrolled in Obamacare, the health law remains a \u2018failure on a whole number of levels\u2019 and should be repealed, Christie<\/strong> said. But, he added, Republicans must also offer a concrete replacement. The conversation, he said \u2018must start from a position of repeal.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christie<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI\u2019ll just tell you my position. [The Affordable Care Act] doesn\u2019t work. It\u2019s a fiction. It doesn\u2019t work and it should be repealed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cRepublican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy<\/strong> swiped at former President Donald Trump on Thursday for failing to repeal and replace the health care overhaul championed by his predecessor, former President Barack Obama. \u2018I am never somebody who will make a false promise,\u2019 Ramaswamy said at an event in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. \u2018My friend Donald Trump promised us: repeal and replace Obamacare. Eight years later, did it happen? No, it did not. It is a false promise if it is contingent on Congress.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI think Obamacare has been a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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