Rosen Co-Sponsors Amendment to Prevent Use of Federal Funds to Sabotage Health Care Law in Court

Statement

Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), announced that she has co-sponsored an amendment to this year's appropriations bill that would prohibit the Department of Justice from using any funds for litigation relating to deeming the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, invalid, unenforceable, or the individual mandate not being severable from the rest of the law.

"The health of millions will be put in jeopardy if the ACA is struck down," said Senator Rosen. "This amendment would block the Department of Justice from using funds to attack the ACA in a court of law, sabotaging the health care of Americans. I will continue fighting for the 20 million people who gained coverage under the law, and the 54 million Americans with pre-existing conditions who would be at risk if the ACA goes away."

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