Month: November 2020
‘We are already beginning the transition’: Biden and Harris defend Obamacare – video
Joe Biden said he and vice-president elect Kamala Harris had already begun a transition before his swearing in as US president on 20 January and called Donald Trump's refusal to concede defeat 'an embarrassment'.
Biden said he believed he could 'get a lot done' as he and Harris defended the Affordable Care Act, which was brought before the supreme court in a legal challenge by Texas and other Republican-governed states that was backed by Donald Trump’s administration
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Biden presses to expand health insurance on uncertain congressional terrain
The president-elect plans to invoke the coronavirus pandemic and the Affordable Care Act’s uncertain future as justifications for his agenda.
Biden defends Obamacare as top court hears case
The president-elect vows to protect the healthcare law Republicans have been keen to dismantle.
5 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Obamacare arguments
The Supreme Court appeared poised to again reject a Republican-backed attempt to kill the Affordable Care Act, based on the justices' tone during two hours of oral arguments Tuesday.
Supreme Court Appears Likely To Uphold Obamacare
At least two of the court's conservative justices seemed to suggest the law should stand whether or not the individual mandate is found unconstitutional.
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Supreme Court appears likely to spare Obamacare
The court seemed headed for a ruling that would say even if the individual mandate is no longer valid, the rest of the law can be left intact.
‘Obamacare will be spared’: Pete Williams on likely outcome of SCOTUS hearings
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on if the individual mandate that is part of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. NBC's Pete Williams reports on the arguments of each side and how the Supreme Court could rule.
Biden set to deliver Obamacare speech as Supreme Court weighs law’s future
President-elect Joe Biden, who campaigned on a promise to keep and build on Obamacare, is set to deliver a health care-focused speech Tuesday as the Supreme Court hears a case that could overturn the law.