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Frank Pallone: “In declining to defend these protections in the Texas v. U.S. lawsuit, the Trump administration is seeking to, once…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2019
In declining to defend these protections in the Texas v. U.S. lawsuit, the Trump administration is seeking to, once again, subject tens of millions of Americans with preexisting conditions to the discrimination they faced before the ACA, and I think it is appalling and indefensible.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pallone criticizes the Trump administration's decision on ACA protections for preexisting conditions.

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