Administration says it will protect Obamacare — until after the election

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October 9, 2019 - 10:34 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump and Sen. Susan Collins, R- Maine, participate in the signing ceremony for Know the Lowest Price Act. Collins is caught in the cross-fire of the angry partisan division, turning her from a shoo-in for reelection into one of the most vulnerable senators running in 2020.

Like a dog that finally catches a car and suddenly discovers it wishes it hadn’t, the Trump administration acknowledges being unprepared for what’s next if the Affordable Care Act is scuttled by a federal lawsuit that the administration supports. The White House says that if the administration gets the ruling it’s been seeking, it will ask for a stay until it can come up with an alternative to prevent people from losing their health care en masse.

Such a stay, conveniently enough, would likely postpone a catastrophic effect until after the 2020 election. It’s the clearest sign yet…

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