"What I am concerned about is anyone that President Trump would have appointed was there to undo the Affordable Care Act. That is why he was in such a hurry, so he could have someone in place for the oral arguments, which begin November 10," Pelosi told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."
"And it doesn't matter what the process is here -- what matters is what it means personally to the American people," Pelosi said, before listing a number of things she said were at stake if Obamacare was struck down by the high court.
"If you have a preexisting medical condition, that benefit will be gone. If you are a woman, we'll be back to a time where being a woman is a preexisting medical condition. If your children are on your policy -- say your adult children are on your policy -- no longer will they be, and that in the time of a pandemic," she said.
On Saturday, Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to become the next Supreme Court justice, angering top Democrats including Pelosi and Senate Minority Speaker Chuck Schumer, who warned that the nomination could jeopardize access to health care and threaten other consequential policy issues that could come before the high court. If confirmed, Barrett would help solidify a 6-3 conservative majority at the court.
skulnoy on September 27th, 2020 at 15:51 UTC »
It's bigger than the ACA, he's in a hurry to confirm Barrett so she can hand him the election.
gaberax on September 27th, 2020 at 15:41 UTC »
Trump's base will be ecstatic that Obamacare is swept away. They will, however, be furious that the ACA is done away with. (Yes, they are the same thing. But it has been shown time and time again that Trump's base cannot seem to understand that.)
bandit69 on September 27th, 2020 at 15:09 UTC »
Yeah, if he can invalidate one of Obama's biggest accomplishment, he'll be dancing for days.
This fucker isn't a president, he's a destroyer of democracy.
I keep thinking of the RoboCop movies - not for the science fiction, but for the socio-economic aspects. It looks more and more like this is where we're headed toward a dystopian future if we don't get serious and fight back. And, this isn't just happening in the US, but all around the world.