Advocates on opposing sides of the healthcare law also testified patients who benefited from the law speaking on the potential impact of repeal. This hearing is three hours and 50 minutes. Committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. This full Committee Hearing will convene regarding the administrations attack on the aca and i now recognize myself for 5 minutes to give an opening statement. We are here today because on march 25, 2019 the Trump Administration filed a two sentence letter with the United States court of appeals of the fifth circuit reversing its own previous position in the case of texas versus United States and asserting for the first time that it would not defend any portion of the Affordable Care act. If the Trump Administration position prevails and the entire aca is struck down there will be catastrophic implications for millions of americans and the entire United States Healthcare System. I h
hire. obamacare contributed to all of the problems and repealing it completely is part of the solution but it is only one part and boehner outlines in the memo, a broad plan for republicans moving forward. writing they will not rush to pass a massive bill, americans don t support and will work to repeal whatever parts of the law are left standing but democrats are making sure they are ready, too. the american people like the idea that they and the children for a lifetime cannot be deprived of health care health insurance because of preexisting medical conditions, then that will require some other action in order for that to happen. reporter: anonymous democrats are second guessing the administration s legal strategy in today s newspapers and wonder what went wrong during the solicitor general s now infamous argument interrupted by a coughing fit. some are also criticizing the administration s initial competence in obamacare s constitutionality and it is important to rem
from the a result that could give egypt its first islamist president ever, what the results are in a few moments from now. and we have another fox news alert now. awaiting a monumental decision from supreme court on the president s health care law. and that is setting off a new round of political back and forth in washington. good morning on this sunday morning, i m eric sean. jamie: good morning, eric, great to seeou and great to have you here too, i m jamie colby, welcome to america s news headquarters, the ruling eric mentioned is expected this week and will affect millions of us and is sure to have an impact on president obama s re-election campaign, now both parties are readying their troops for the verdict and peter doocy brings us the latest live in washington. it will be a big week out at the supreme court, peter? reporter: it is, jamie and the speaker of the house sent his members a memo warning them not to spike the ball if all or part of the affordable care