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PROTECT ACA AND PREEXISTING CONDITIONS COVERAGE

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Thursday, June 14, 2018
PROTECT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND PROTECTIONS FOR PREEXISTING CONDITIONS
Submitted by Sandy Cullen Goldman
Having failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through legislative means, the Trump administration has ordered the Department of Justice not to defend the ACA against a frivolous lawsuit from GOP-controlled states. In February of 2018, Texas and 19 other GOP-controlled states (FLORIDA IS ONE OF THESE STATES) filed a s…

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Trump Administration Move Imperils Pre-Existing Condition Protections
The Justice Department has announced it will not defend the Affordable Care Act in an ongoing lawsuit brought by 20 states that challenge the legality of core pillars of the law.
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OPPOSE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS NOMINEE RYAN BOUNDS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Tuesday, June 12, 2018
OPPOSE RYAN BOUNDS FOR THE 9TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

UPDATE: (6/8/18) The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance Ryan Bounds for full Senate approval against the objections of his home state Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley.

The Trump administration has nominated Oregon Assistant US Attorney Ryan Bounds for a lifetime appointment to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. This is Bounds’ second nomination, aft…

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