No, executive orders are not law. And there's no way that he can cover preexisting conditions with an executive order.
Donna Shalala: “No, executive orders are not law. And there's no way that he can cover preexisting conditions with an executive order.”
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Critiquing Donald Trump's claim that he could cover preexisting conditions through an executive order.
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