New polling from CNN shows that Americans disapprove of how President Trump — and by extension, Senate Republicans — are handling health care policy by double digits. That matches recent reporting on the president’s own internal polling, which “showed the public trusted Democrats more than Republicans on the issue.” Vulnerable Republicans are continuing to see fallout from their years of trying to tear down their constituents’ health care protections, and their refusal to pass bipartisan legislation to bring down prescription drug costs presents another serious liability.
Millions of Americans are heading into the 2020 election with their health care hanging in the balance after the Supreme Court declined to rule on the reckless GOP lawsuit to tear down pre-existing conditions protections (which Senate Republicans “sparked” as part of their corporate tax giveaway). Republicans and the courts have kept this threat alive, providing voters with one more reminder of why they can’t trust GOP Senators to protect their health care.
“Republicans are paying the price for years of trying to overturn the health care law and gut protections for pre-existing conditions and other critical benefits,” said DSCC spokesperson Stewart Boss. “Vulnerable Senators are hoping they can avoid scrutiny of their toxic records in Washington, but the facts are clear and voters have been consistent that they do not trust Republicans on health care policy.”
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The Hill: Trump scrambles to defend pre-existing conditions record amid ObamaCare lawsuit
By Peter Sullivan
January 20, 2020
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