Justice Department sides with lower court, says Obamacare should be struck down

The U.S. Department of Justice said it supports a federal judge's ruling that the entire Affordable Care Act should be overturned, signaling a major shift in the Trump administration's stance on the Obama-era federal health care law.

"The Department of Justice has determined that the district court’s judgment should be affirmed," three department lawyers wrote in a letter submitted Monday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which is now considering the case. "Because the United States is not urging that any portion of the district court’s judgment be reversed, the government intends to file a brief on the appellees’ schedule.

A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment Tuesday morning. A coalition of Republican-led states filed a lawsuit in Texas last year against the federal government, arguing that Congress' decision to eliminate the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate penalty -- a fee Americans paid if they didn't enroll in some form of“Once the heart of the ACA -- the individual mandate -- is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of the ACA must also fall,” according to the lawsuit.

At the time, the Justice Department argued only two provisions of the health care law should be tossed out: one that requires insurance companies to cover individuals with pre-existing conditions and another that prevents insurers from charging a higher premium due to pre-existing conditions. Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the rest of the law, including Medicaid expansion, can remain in place.

AG Bill Barr, How Long Do You Think It's Going To BE, Before The Truth About Mueller's Report, IS IN THE WORLD'S VIEW? YOUR LIES WILL BE SHOWN AND YOUR GOING TO BE KNOWN AS THE ONLY AG WHO LIED FOR A MAN WHO COMMITTED BOTH OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND COLLUSION, A TRAITOR OF USA!

TerryMoran K

Bought and paid for.

These people elected on these committees are so obviously stupid! It’s really scary!

What part of UNCONSTITUTIONAL do democrats have a problem understanding?

lol...Dems getting smacked around. Barr isn't playing their games and he shouldn't.

Wonder how much Trump pays him ?

When you take away everybody's Insurance make sure that all the politicians insurance is removed as well the people you are taking the insurance from are paying for your insurance ! How can Washington be full of such stupid people

Outstanding retort, Mr. Barr.

NOW THAT THEY STACKED THE DECK. MERRICK GARLAND

Maybe now that the DOJ has pissed off the Democrats we can finally get some judicial reform.

Wow this guy is a real sack

They need to stop underestimating AG Barr.

GOP JUDGES

TerryMoran WINK wink.....pat on the head....now go away. NMP POtuS

Barr is on tv 📺 right now basically telling Congress that they won’t get the FULL MULLER REPORT & that Congress will get the same redacted bullshit that all of America will get! A we can all be sure that we won’t get anything! BARR is 1000% trying to COVER THIS UP FOR the POTUS!

Barr , Looks Pissed ! How Dare You Question Me ! Yep ,Trump Picked The Right Guy ! COVER UP ! ALL THE WAY ! That FACH tells it All !

BOOM! I watched this and suddenly missed Scalia. Barr has a quick mind!

Cartwright was rude and downright nasty to AG Barr. But AG Barr was able to demonstrate his ability to ignore the politics and focus on the law putting Cartwright in his place!

TerryMoran Obamacare is a joke.

Wow.

so the Democrats must witout objection approve the AG's 900 billion budget. They are not askingf one question of his budget.

Was Barr an unethical lawyer before he became an unethical attorney general?

DNC HouseDemocrats when you are questioning a Republican administrative operative in a committee hearing DO NOT LET THEM RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION WITH A QUESTION! Tell them that YOU will be asking the questions and their job to answer them. Period. Subpoena

What’s outrageous is that ANYONE would support this without a PLAN in place to ensure that all of those with coverage under ACA don’t lose their coverage, including those covered because of the ACAs requirement that people cannot be denied for pre-existing conditions! 😡

That Barrffoon is totally partisan after all. Shameful beast.

574 Days till Doofus Donald is fired.

Brilliant answer.

Brave. Since they and tramp now own most courts including the supreme.

He has moved a long, long way from the humbled servant routine at his confirmation hearing hasn’t he. 💩💩

And despite all this time not a single proposal for a replacement to ACA. The only reason for that is they don't care.

Reportedly what a cocky sob knowing he's protected by the Authoritarian wannabe, the teflon man !

Expecting Courts to do the GOPs legislative dirty work (they couldn’t do themselves) is a great way to delegitimize every branch of government

Looks like Trump built another wall. And like the one at the border, it can be circumvented.

Why waste the courts money and resources.

In 2015 tRump told 60 Minutes that his health plan would provide universal health coverage paid by the government. “I am going to take care of everybody”, tRump said. My question is where is it? GOP has had over two years to 'replace' with Trumpcare!

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