House Democrats, Led by Dallas Rep. Colin Allred, Pressure Republicans Over Trump Plan to Gut Obamacare

WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are ramping up pressure on Republicans in Texas and beyond over President Donald Trump's surprise support in recent days for a lawsuit that would eliminate Obamacare in its entirety.Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is leading the squeeze.Democratic leaders tapped the freshman lawmaker to author a resolution condemning the Trump administration's new posture in court, providing yet another high-profile opportunity for the Democrat who last year defeated longtime Republican Rep. Pete Sessions of Dallas."I'm proud to lead this resolution to assure Americans that this Congress will not allow protections for people with pre-existing conditions to go back to the bad old days, when they were thrown off their health care when they got sick," Allred said at a rally in front of the Supreme Court.  Continue reading...