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Oct. 3, 2020 Tweet - "The House passed a new #COVID19 relief bill this week that boosts funding for those on the frontlines of this pandemic. We need to help local governments prevent layoffs, pay essential workers and provide essential services. Senate Republicans must #FundTheFrontlines now." Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Oct. 2, 2020 Durbin Joins Illinoisans With Pre-Existing Conditions To Speak Out Against Republican Threat To Overturn Affordable Care Act With SCOTUS Nomination Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "One week after the election, the Supreme Court will hear a case to determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act. Republicans have urged the Court to strike the ACA down. And now Senate Republicans are rushing to fill the SCOTUS vacancy this month." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Senators Shaheen, Hassan Join in Introducing Legislation to Stop Surprise Medical Bills for COVID-19 Tests Sen. Cynthia Shaheen
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "43 Senate Republicans just voted in support of a lawsuit seeking to undo the Affordable Care Act, which would wipe out protections for pre-existing conditions. They want to rip health care coverage away from millions in the middle of a pandemic without providing any alternative." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump has been very clear--he wants nominees for the Supreme Court who will vote to eliminate the Affordable Care Act & overturn Roe v. Wade. These are litmus tests that he has publicly laid out." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Hyde-Smith Votes to Protect Health Coverage for Those With Pre-Existing Conditions Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Oct. 1, 2020 Cortez Masto Statement on Senate Defeat of Motion to Defend ACA Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Oct. 1, 2020 Senators Hassan, Shaheen Join in Introducing Legislation to Stop Surprise Medical Bills for COVID-19 Tests Sen. Maggie Hassan
Oct. 1, 2020 Peters Statement on Vote to Protect Michiganders with Pre-Existing Health Conditions Sen. Gary Peters
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "A vote by any Senator to confirm Judge Barrett is a vote to terminate the Affordable Care Act and overturn a woman's right to choose. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care and women's rights." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "While Republicans rush to undo the Affordable Care Act, @SenateDems are doing everything we can to preserve protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. We understand that health care is more than a partisan disagreement. It's a matter of life & death." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "At 30 years old, Tom was diagnosed with cancer. He faced more than $2M in medical bills. Thankfully Tom's chemo & surgery were successful. And because of the Affordable Care Act, he isn't facing a mountain of medical debt. His story is one of many made possible by the ACA." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "This Supreme Court nomination fight is about preserving Americans' right to pre-existing condition protections. It is about protecting women's health care. It is about defending each and every benefit of the Affordable Care Act. @Morning_Joe" Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is rushing the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett because he wants to: 1. Eliminate the Affordable Care Act & with it protections for people with pre-existing conditions 2. Have another Trump justice on the Court for any election challenges We will fight this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Trump & the GOP have failed to deliver a comprehensive health care plan #ForThePeople; their only plan is to end the #ACA -- taking health care away & ending protections for millions w/ pre-ex conditions -- and now they're trying to jam a SCOTUS nominee through in order to do it." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 30, 2020 Cornyn Votes to Protect Texans with Pre-Existing Conditions Sen. John Cornyn
Sept. 30, 2020 U.S. Senator Tina Smith Introduces Legislation to Stop Surprise Medical Bills for COVID-19 Tests Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Sept. 30, 2020 Reed Seeks to Provide Health Insurance for Laid Off Workers Sen. Jack Reed
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans are running for cover over Judge Barrett's opposition to the ACA & our forcing a vote on the GOP lawsuit This GOP move doesn't help people It's just an attempt to protect vulnerable Republicans from their own pre-existing condition--their votes to rip away healthcare" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell called it a "joke" that Justice Barrett might pose any risk to Americans' health care. This is not a joke to the American people. This is not a joke to the 20 million Americans who could lose health insurance if the ACA is struck down. We won't stop fighting." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Durbin: Rush To Confirm Judge Barrett Is About Eliminating The Affordable Care Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Amy Klobuchar Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act goes before the Supreme Court on Nov. 10. If Pres. Trump & Sen. McConnell rush through their nominee by then, they'll use the Court to rip health care & pre-existing condition protections away from millions. We will fight this. #SaveOurHealthcare" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "I am not going to meet with Judge Barrett. Why would I meet with a nominee of such an illegitimate process and one who is determined to get rid of the Affordable Care Act?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "I'm calling on Americans to tell their stories about how the ACA & its pre-existing condition protections have helped them Because Trump's trying to ram through a justice to overturn ACA We're fighting it At noon with groups like @HCAN , tell your story using #SaveOurHealthcare" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's trying to ram through a justice to take away health care & pre-existing condition protections from millions We're fighting it I'm standing with groups like @HCAN to call on Americans to tell their stories of how the ACA has helped them using #SaveOurHealthcare" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Rosen Co-Sponsors Legislation to Protect Unemployed Workers' Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen. Jacky Rosen
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Republicans hate the Affordable Care Act like the devil hates holy water. They tried to eliminate the ACA in Congress, but were stopped by John McCain. Now they're trying to use the Supreme Court. We must fight back. We must protect access to health care." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 28, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript Interview with Chris Coons Sen. Chris Coons
Sept. 28, 2020 Tweet - "For months, Sen. McConnell couldn't find time to negotiate a #COVID19 relief deal. Now he wants to drop everything to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Why? Because Republicans want Judge Barrett to help strike down the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10. Our health care is at stake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 28, 2020 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Chris Van Hollen Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Sept. 27, 2020 Tweet - "This is what Donald Trump and Republicans want--for the Affordable Care Act to be "terminated in the Supreme Court." The case is scheduled for arguments on Nov. 10. That's what's at stake in the coming weeks: health care coverage and pre--existing conditions protections." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump just admitted his nominee will strike down the Affordable Care Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "We're 38 days from Election Day & 45 days away from the Supreme Court taking up the case that will decide whether the Affordable Care Act survives. Pres. Trump & Majority Leader McConnell want to rush Judge Barrett's nomination through the Senate before those two dates arrive." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2020 Hoyer Statement on the President's Supreme Court Nominee Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 26, 2020 Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on President Trump's Supreme Court nomination Sen. Mark Warner
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "For four years, President Trump has tried to crush the Affordable Care Act. With his Supreme Court nominee, he is threatening the destruction of every benefit and protection of the ACA, including life-saving protections for 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Sept. 26, 2020 Merkley Slams Illegitimate Trump Supreme Court Appointment, Calls out Threat to Millions of Americans' Health Care and Reproductive Rights Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The future of the Affordable Care Act is once again at stake. The Republicans are trying to rush a Supreme Court nominee through the Senate before November 10, when the Court takes up the case that will decide whether the ACA will survive." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2020 Blackburn Joins Bill to Help Prevent Opioid Addiction Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Sept. 25, 2020 Tweet - "7M #COVID19 cases = 7M new Americans with a pre-existing condition. The Trump Admin. is asking the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA & its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. If they win, tens of millions will lose coverage. It will be a disaster." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Murray On Trump's Attempts to Hide His Plan to Gut Pre-Ex Protections: "No One Is Falling For This" Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump wants to nominate a justice who will "terminate" the ACA. His administration is suing in court, right now, to invalidate our healthcare law--a case that will be heard one week after the election. Democrats are fighting to protect Americans' health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 24, 2020 Durbin, Cortez Masto, Senate Dems Introduce Bill To Protected Unemployed Workers' Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 24, 2020 Peters Statement on President Trump's Health Care Speech Sen. Gary Peters
Sept. 24, 2020 Durbin: Senate Republicans' Reversal On Filling Supreme Court Vacancy During Presidential Election Year Is Thinly-Veiled Effort To Destroy Affordable Care Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Pelosi Statement on President Trump's Bogus Pre-Existing Condition Protection Executive Order Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Trump is hiding the fact that he is trying to overturn ACA and end protections for those with pre-existing conditions. Today's executive order is nothing more than wallpaper meant to provide cover during an election season." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 24, 2020 Wyden Blasts Latest Trump Scam On Pre-Existing Conditions Sen. Ron Wyden
Date Title Politician
Oct. 3, 2020 Tweet - "The House passed a new #COVID19 relief bill this week that boosts funding for those on the frontlines of this pandemic. We need to help local governments prevent layoffs, pay essential workers and provide essential services. Senate Republicans must #FundTheFrontlines now." Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Oct. 2, 2020 Durbin Joins Illinoisans With Pre-Existing Conditions To Speak Out Against Republican Threat To Overturn Affordable Care Act With SCOTUS Nomination Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "One week after the election, the Supreme Court will hear a case to determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act. Republicans have urged the Court to strike the ACA down. And now Senate Republicans are rushing to fill the SCOTUS vacancy this month." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Senators Shaheen, Hassan Join in Introducing Legislation to Stop Surprise Medical Bills for COVID-19 Tests Sen.Cynthia Shaheen
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "43 Senate Republicans just voted in support of a lawsuit seeking to undo the Affordable Care Act, which would wipe out protections for pre-existing conditions. They want to rip health care coverage away from millions in the middle of a pandemic without providing any alternative." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump has been very clear--he wants nominees for the Supreme Court who will vote to eliminate the Affordable Care Act & overturn Roe v. Wade. These are litmus tests that he has publicly laid out." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Hyde-Smith Votes to Protect Health Coverage for Those With Pre-Existing Conditions Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
Oct. 1, 2020 Cortez Masto Statement on Senate Defeat of Motion to Defend ACA Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
Oct. 1, 2020 Senators Hassan, Shaheen Join in Introducing Legislation to Stop Surprise Medical Bills for COVID-19 Tests Sen.Maggie Hassan
Oct. 1, 2020 Peters Statement on Vote to Protect Michiganders with Pre-Existing Health Conditions Sen.Gary Peters
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "A vote by any Senator to confirm Judge Barrett is a vote to terminate the Affordable Care Act and overturn a woman's right to choose. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care and women's rights." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "While Republicans rush to undo the Affordable Care Act, @SenateDems are doing everything we can to preserve protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. We understand that health care is more than a partisan disagreement. It's a matter of life & death." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "At 30 years old, Tom was diagnosed with cancer. He faced more than $2M in medical bills. Thankfully Tom's chemo & surgery were successful. And because of the Affordable Care Act, he isn't facing a mountain of medical debt. His story is one of many made possible by the ACA." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "This Supreme Court nomination fight is about preserving Americans' right to pre-existing condition protections. It is about protecting women's health care. It is about defending each and every benefit of the Affordable Care Act. @Morning_Joe" Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is rushing the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett because he wants to: 1. Eliminate the Affordable Care Act & with it protections for people with pre-existing conditions 2. Have another Trump justice on the Court for any election challenges We will fight this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Trump & the GOP have failed to deliver a comprehensive health care plan #ForThePeople; their only plan is to end the #ACA -- taking health care away & ending protections for millions w/ pre-ex conditions -- and now they're trying to jam a SCOTUS nominee through in order to do it." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 30, 2020 Cornyn Votes to Protect Texans with Pre-Existing Conditions Sen.John Cornyn
Sept. 30, 2020 U.S. Senator Tina Smith Introduces Legislation to Stop Surprise Medical Bills for COVID-19 Tests Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Sept. 30, 2020 Reed Seeks to Provide Health Insurance for Laid Off Workers Sen.Jack Reed
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans are running for cover over Judge Barrett's opposition to the ACA & our forcing a vote on the GOP lawsuit This GOP move doesn't help people It's just an attempt to protect vulnerable Republicans from their own pre-existing condition--their votes to rip away healthcare" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell called it a "joke" that Justice Barrett might pose any risk to Americans' health care. This is not a joke to the American people. This is not a joke to the 20 million Americans who could lose health insurance if the ACA is struck down. We won't stop fighting." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Durbin: Rush To Confirm Judge Barrett Is About Eliminating The Affordable Care Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Amy Klobuchar Sen.Amy Klobuchar
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act goes before the Supreme Court on Nov. 10. If Pres. Trump & Sen. McConnell rush through their nominee by then, they'll use the Court to rip health care & pre-existing condition protections away from millions. We will fight this. #SaveOurHealthcare" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "I am not going to meet with Judge Barrett. Why would I meet with a nominee of such an illegitimate process and one who is determined to get rid of the Affordable Care Act?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "I'm calling on Americans to tell their stories about how the ACA & its pre-existing condition protections have helped them Because Trump's trying to ram through a justice to overturn ACA We're fighting it At noon with groups like @HCAN , tell your story using #SaveOurHealthcare" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's trying to ram through a justice to take away health care & pre-existing condition protections from millions We're fighting it I'm standing with groups like @HCAN to call on Americans to tell their stories of how the ACA has helped them using #SaveOurHealthcare" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2020 Rosen Co-Sponsors Legislation to Protect Unemployed Workers' Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen.Jacky Rosen
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Republicans hate the Affordable Care Act like the devil hates holy water. They tried to eliminate the ACA in Congress, but were stopped by John McCain. Now they're trying to use the Supreme Court. We must fight back. We must protect access to health care." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 28, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript Interview with Chris Coons Sen.Chris Coons
Sept. 28, 2020 Tweet - "For months, Sen. McConnell couldn't find time to negotiate a #COVID19 relief deal. Now he wants to drop everything to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Why? Because Republicans want Judge Barrett to help strike down the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10. Our health care is at stake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 28, 2020 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Chris Van Hollen Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Sept. 27, 2020 Tweet - "This is what Donald Trump and Republicans want--for the Affordable Care Act to be "terminated in the Supreme Court." The case is scheduled for arguments on Nov. 10. That's what's at stake in the coming weeks: health care coverage and pre--existing conditions protections." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump just admitted his nominee will strike down the Affordable Care Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "We're 38 days from Election Day & 45 days away from the Supreme Court taking up the case that will decide whether the Affordable Care Act survives. Pres. Trump & Majority Leader McConnell want to rush Judge Barrett's nomination through the Senate before those two dates arrive." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2020 Hoyer Statement on the President's Supreme Court Nominee Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 26, 2020 Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on President Trump's Supreme Court nomination Sen.Mark Warner
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "For four years, President Trump has tried to crush the Affordable Care Act. With his Supreme Court nominee, he is threatening the destruction of every benefit and protection of the ACA, including life-saving protections for 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Sept. 26, 2020 Merkley Slams Illegitimate Trump Supreme Court Appointment, Calls out Threat to Millions of Americans' Health Care and Reproductive Rights Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The future of the Affordable Care Act is once again at stake. The Republicans are trying to rush a Supreme Court nominee through the Senate before November 10, when the Court takes up the case that will decide whether the ACA will survive." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2020 Blackburn Joins Bill to Help Prevent Opioid Addiction Sen.Marsha Blackburn
Sept. 25, 2020 Tweet - "7M #COVID19 cases = 7M new Americans with a pre-existing condition. The Trump Admin. is asking the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA & its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. If they win, tens of millions will lose coverage. It will be a disaster." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Murray On Trump's Attempts to Hide His Plan to Gut Pre-Ex Protections: "No One Is Falling For This" Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump wants to nominate a justice who will "terminate" the ACA. His administration is suing in court, right now, to invalidate our healthcare law--a case that will be heard one week after the election. Democrats are fighting to protect Americans' health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 24, 2020 Durbin, Cortez Masto, Senate Dems Introduce Bill To Protected Unemployed Workers' Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 24, 2020 Peters Statement on President Trump's Health Care Speech Sen.Gary Peters
Sept. 24, 2020 Durbin: Senate Republicans' Reversal On Filling Supreme Court Vacancy During Presidential Election Year Is Thinly-Veiled Effort To Destroy Affordable Care Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Pelosi Statement on President Trump's Bogus Pre-Existing Condition Protection Executive Order Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Trump is hiding the fact that he is trying to overturn ACA and end protections for those with pre-existing conditions. Today's executive order is nothing more than wallpaper meant to provide cover during an election season." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 24, 2020 Wyden Blasts Latest Trump Scam On Pre-Existing Conditions Sen.Ron Wyden
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