Since Congress repealed the penalty for not having insurance, much of the rest of the insurance statute becomes unconstitutional and must be “struck down,” attorneys for the Justice Department say. (Photo: Getty)
The Trump administration is siding with Texas in the state's bid to convince a federal judge that Obamacare is largely unconstitutional.
The Justice Department is tasked with defending federal statutes. But in this instance it agrees with the state that the individual mandate and other requirements should be deemed illegitimate as of Jan. 1, 2019.
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