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Leftists who oppose Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court circulated a form letter to U.S. newspapers.

During a speech on the Senate floor on Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated senators and the American people “should expect an affirmative statement of support for the personal liberties of all Americans from the next Supreme Court

“Clearly, saying ‘precedent’ alone can no longer be an acceptable answer or standard by which senators can accurately judge,” said Dawn Laguens at a press conference.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) discussed the Supreme Court and urged people to push back against “an extreme, ideological Supreme Court nominee” by saying, “those who want to go back to the days when insurers could

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ) stated there are “ongoing efforts by Republicans in Washington to undermine and sabotage” America’s healthcare system. Transcript as Follows: “Hello, I’m Congressman Frank Pallone from New Jersey. All around our nation

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) announcement on Tuesday that Congress’s August recess is scaled back to one week so lawmakers can address President Donald Trump’s executive and judicial nominations and pass spending bills is a blow to Democrats who want the time away for fundraising ahead of the midterm elections.

A new poll claims the biggest factors for California voters — who may hold the nation’s fate in their hands — will be the 47 percent opposition to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and the 54 percent support for keeping Obamacare.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA) marked the one-year anniversary of House Republicans voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act and stated, “if the Republicans had their way, health care would have been unobtainable for millions of families”

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) stated Republicans have been sabotaging Obamacare and “The sharp rise in healthcare premiums is a crisis that was manufactured in Washington – and Washington can fix it.” Transcript (via Fed News)

A new poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation reveals that nearly four in five Republicans oppose Obamacare.

A coalition of 20 states sued the federal government on Monday, arguing that Obamacare violates the Constitution after Republicans repealed the law’s individual mandate.

WASHINGTON — A leading liberal policy group is raising the ante in the health care debate with a new plan that builds on Medicare to guarantee coverage for all.

The Trump administration launched a new rule on Tuesday that will expand short-term health insurance plans, offering Americans more affordable health care options compared to Obamacare.

Forty-four percent of voters believe that getting rid of any part of Obamacare is a good start to repealing the Affordable Care Act.

President Donald Trump will propose a new Labor Department regulation that will allow health insurers to sell insurance across state lines.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) reacted to the Republican tax bill by stating, “The party that tried to cram a big tax cut for the wealthiest in a healthcare bill earlier this year has now succeeded

During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) praised the healthcare agreement struck by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA). Schumer said, “I want to salute both Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray for

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) argued that healthcare legislation proposed by Republicans is “terrible” for people “purposefully,” and “physically” hurts them. Garamendi said, “The problem here is not that the Democrats are not working

While speaking at a Cabinet meeting on Monday, President Trump declared that Obamacare doesn’t exist anymore and that when premiums increase, it is the Democrats’ fault because they voted for Obamacare. Trump said, “Republicans are meeting with Democrats because of

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” host Joy Reid argued President Trump is engaging in extortion by making Obamacare, which wasn’t failing, fail and then “essentially go back to Congress with hostages.” After playing a montage of Trump saying Obamacare

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell argued President Trump is trying to make the healthcare system worse and “screw up people’s lives.” Rampell said, “I go back and forth between thinking he actually believes he’s making the

President Donald Trump suspended the cost-sharing reduction payments as part of a strategy to dismantle Obamacare.

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) stated President Trump broke the health care system, the current system is now Trumpcare, and now the president has to work with Democrats to fix it. Gallego said, “Republicans

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short stated that the White House believes it has enough commitments for votes to repeal Obamacare when the next chance to do so comes up in

The Department of Health and Human Services is cutting back on promoting and funding efforts to enroll people in the shrinking Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, insurance marketplace.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “MSNBC Live,” Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) argued that health insurance premiums are increasing because President Trump has been working to “sabotage” the Affordable Care Act. Van Hollen said, “[W]e need to, number one, make sure

A new analysis by the Illinois Department of Insurance shows that residents in the state who have insurance through the Obamacare exchange will see rate increases ranging from 16 to 37 percent next year for the lowest-cost plans.

Governors across the country are weighing in on the debate in Washington, DC, around the Graham-Cassidy healthcare legislation designed to start the dismantling of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) stated the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill would “cause untold suffering in every community” and is “monstrous. Cruel. Even deadly.” Transcript as Follows: “Hello. I’m Congressman John Yarmuth from Louisville, Kentucky, and the

During the online “Overtime” segment of Friday’s edition of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that Obamacare did redistribute income and President Obama should have said so. Maher said, “Obamacare is not putting us into the red. No. It’s

On Thursday’s broadcast of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Senator Al Franken (D-MN) referred to the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill as “the Screw You Billy Kimmel Act of 2017.” Franken began the interview by thanking and praising Kimmel for his monologue on health

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) predicted that the Graham-Cassidy bill will receive 50 Republican votes and votes from a few Democrats. Graham said, “I’ll be honest with you, I’ve never been more

On Thursday’s Morning Joe panel, MSNBC’s Mark Halperin criticized the GOP’s attempts to pass the down-to-the-wire Graham-Cassidy health care bill by suggesting they are “making many of the same mistakes” former President Barack Obama made to pass the failing Obamacare legislation: being dishonest.

Democrats try to discredit the GOP healthcare plan, including falsely claiming it does not not protect pre-existing conditions.

Wednesday in New York during a speech to the Gates Foundation, former President Barack Obama said it is “aggravating” the Republican Party is seeking to inflict “real human suffering” with their attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Obama said, “But

President Donald Trump hopes that Republican senators will “vote for Graham-Cassidy” and fulfill their promise to repeal Obamacare.