With Republicans in control of the executive and legislative branches, Democratic attorneys general are seen as a check on Trump administration policies. (Photo: Shutterstock)
For years, congressional Republicans have vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now, in a case sending shock waves through midterm election campaigns, Republican attorneys general across the country may be poised to make good on that promise.
The case, Texas v. United States, reveals just how high the stakes are for health care in this year's attorney general races, elections that rarely receive much attention but have the power to reverberate through the lives of Americans.
The dismantling of
the ACA: A timeline
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developments and changes to
the landmark health
care law over the past year.
“It just shows that nothing is safe,” said Xavier Becerra, California's attorney general, who is leading 16 states and the District of Columbia in defending the ACA in the case.
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