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Democrats to make Republicans go on record defending Trump's Obamacare attack
Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY Published 6:02 a.m. ET April 2, 2019 | Updated 6:03 a.m. ET April 2, 2019
WASHINGTON – House Democrats will force Republicans on Tuesday to take a stand on President Trump's new position that the courts should completely overturn Obamacare.
Democrats are bringing up a resolution condemning the pending case as an "unacceptable assault on the health care of the American people."
It's Democrats' latest effort to take advantage of Trump's unexpected move last week to fully back a legal challenge to the 2010 Affordable Care Act without a ready substitute.
The decision surprised congressional Republicans who were focused on narrower health care measures – such as reducing the cost of prescription drugs – after failing in 2017 to come up with a replacement for the ACA.
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