Sen. Kamala D. Harris (Calif.), the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, echoed the health-care message of other Senate Democrats and warned that confirming Barrett to the Supreme Court would precipitate the demise of the Affordable Care Act. Like the other Democrats who spoke before her, Harris in her opening remarks told the story of a constituent who has benefited from the protections of the 2010 health-care law: an 11-year-old girl named Myka from Southern California, who has a congenital heart defect and has to see multiple specialists during the year. Harris argued that because Republicans have failed legislatively to repeal the increasingly popular Affordable Care Act, “now they are trying to bypass the will of the voters and have the Supreme Court do their dirty work.” The justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments in a high-profile Obamacare case on Nov. 10. “They are trying to get a justice onto the court in time to ensure they can strip away the protections in the Affordable Care Act,” Harris said in her opening remarks. “By replacing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with someone who will undo her legacy, President Trump is attempting to roll back Americans’ rights for decades to come,” Harris said.

Source: Washington Post October 12, 2020 12:03 UTC