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JB Pritzker Statement on Trump Attacking Protections for Preexisting Conditions

Statement

Date: June 8, 2018
Location: Chicago, IL
Issues: Health and Health Care

After the Trump administration argued in court that the Affordable Care Act's protections for preexisting conditions are unconstitutional, JB Pritzker released the following statement:

"Donald Trump is pulling the rug out from Americans who need the Affordable Care Act the most,"said JB Pritzker. "Eliminating coverage for preexisting conditions would leave tens of thousands of Illinoisans without any affordable healthcare options, forcing them to pay astronomically higher insurance premiums or go without care altogether. While Bruce Rauner is meeting with the Trump Administration today, it is time for Rauner to grow a spine and call out this heartless attack immediately and forcefully. Healthcare is a right, not a privilege, and I will continue to protect healthcare for working families and stand up to Trump's attempts to undermine coverage."


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