The DCCC released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to hear House Democrats’ case to protect the Affordable Care Act and its protections for pre-existing conditions.
“Today’s Supreme Court announcement ensures health care will remain front and center throughout 2020 and that House Republicans won’t be able to hide from their long history of attacking Americans with pre-existing conditions,” said DCCC Spokesperson Robyn Patterson. “Nearly every House Republican voted against allowing the House to intervene in this lawsuit that would protect Americans’ access to health care. They own this lawsuit. Now they’ll have to answer for putting the interests of insurance companies and big pharma over the health care of working families.”
In January of 2019, nearly every House Republican voted against allowing the House of Representatives to protect the ACA from attacks by Republican attorneys general.
Washington Republicans are also blocking bipartisan House-passed legislation to bring down the costs of prescription drugs.
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has admitted that Republican attacks on protections for pre-existing conditions cost them the House Majority in 2018. 56 percent of voters say health care is the most important issue affecting their vote choice in 2020. And 54 percent of voters disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the issue.