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Republicans attacking Obamacare, one more time

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
The landing page for 2018 enrollment on the ACA exchanges. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Republicans in Congress spent much of 2017 seeking to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. After repeated attempts failed, they celebrated a victory with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. While the tax bill left most of the ACA intact, it...

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