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As Judge Rules Obamacare Unconstitutional, Democrats Seethe, Republicans Stay Mum

The decision came on the eve of the final day of open enrollment for 2019 health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

President Trump called a Friday ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act "Great news for America!" Democratic lawmakers rushed to decry the decision, calling it "monstrous" and "harmful." And Republican lawmakers remained mostly quiet Saturday.

U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor turned on a 2017 congressional tax

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