WASHINGTON — The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of the House’s conservative Freedom Caucus, came ready with a question about the Affordable Care Act. Her cousin’s disabled son is at risk of losing the insurance he gained under that law, the caller said.
Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19.
Patrick Sison, Associated Press
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., flanked by Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on day 22 of the government shutdown to discuss its impact on health care, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 22.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, joined from left by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., chair of the House Republican Conference, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., wrap up a news conference on day 23 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 23.
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