Trump admin defends Obamacare by stressing RFK Jr.'s power to shape it

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Mitchell argued Monday that language in the Affordable Care Act guaranteeing the preventive care panel's members independence from political pressure "to the extent practicable" meant they were so powerful they needed Senate confirmation.
45% : "Pre-ACA, about 10 percent of men and women, and about 30 percent of low-income men and women reported that they postponed or skipped preventive care because of cost ...
34% : Notably, Jonathan Mitchell, who won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling last year that effectively ensured Trump remained on the 2024 ballot nationwide, represented the conservative Texas employers challenging the coverage requirements.
28% : Justice Samuel Alito concurred, calling the government's interpretation "incredibly strained," and he dryly asked Mooppan if he considered himself independent of his boss, Trump, prompting laughter in the courtroom.
22% : " Trump surprised many in February when his administration adopted the Biden administration's defense of the law.
17% : The Trump administration's surprising defense of the Affordable Care Act, which President Donald Trump has long fought to repeal, seemed driven at least in part by a desire to maximize the authority of Trump's Cabinet and avoid having a range of employees and advisers be subject to Senate confirmation.

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