Trump's decision to disrespect Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish by rushing to appoint a new Supreme Court justice puts the Affordable Care Act in imminent danger.
Today as we passed the grim threshold of 200,000 Americans dead from COVID, Trump is fighting to take away vital healthcare protections from the American people, rather than fighting the pandemic.
The White House has pledged to nominate a person to the Supreme Court who will blowup the Affordable Care Act. And on November 10th — just one week after Election Day — the Supreme Court is scheduled to hold a hearing on the Trump administration-backed lawsuit to destroy the Affordable Care Act. So the stakes could not be higher if a partisan, right wing justice is installed to replace RBG.
We've organized enough pressure to save the Affordable Care Act before, and now we must do it again. Add your name here to demand that in the midst of this pandemic, my Senate Republican colleagues block any anti-ACA justice from getting on the Supreme Court!
SAVE THE ACA
If their lawsuit is successful, our healthcare system will be thrown into chaos, and tens of millions of Americans will suffer (in the middle of an ongoing pandemic made worse by Republican inaction and incompetence). Here's how:
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Tens of millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions would lose protections that allow them to buy affordable healthcare
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Insurance companies would no longer be required to cover maternity care
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The uninsured rate is estimated to go up by 65%
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Medicaid expansion would end, taking away care for vulnerable families
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Millions of young Americans would be thrown off their parents' insurance
The bottom line is: another partisan anti-ACA justice threatens the very foundation of our healthcare system and puts lives in real danger.
That's why we need to fight back with everything we have.
Sign here to tell my Republican colleagues to save protections for pre-existing conditions and block any anti-ACA justice from getting on the Supreme Court!
Onwards,
Chris
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