The House voted 235-192, largely along party lines, to formally approve a measure that again backs intervention in the ACA lawsuit, The Hill reports.
The House previously voted on intervention as part of a larger rules package approved Jan. 4. The new vote centered on a stand-alone measure to give the House power to intervene in Texas v. United States, the latest lawsuit seeking to dismantle the ACA.
Just three Republican representatives agreed to the resolution, and all the nays were Republican, underscoring the partisan lines around the issue. Democrats said the vote indicated Republicans do not care about protecting pre-existing conditions, while Republicans called the vote a political stunt.
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