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DOJ Backs Full Repeal of Affordable Care Act

HeadlineMar 26, 2019

The Justice Department said Monday the Affordable Care Act should be fully overturned, reversing course from a previous position that primarily opposed the so-called healthcare penalty. In a filing with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, administration officials said they agreed with the ruling of a federal judge in Texas that declared President Obama’s signature health plan unconstitutional last December.

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