Republican presidential campaign pyrotechnics can’t hide the record of a party that has turned its back on ordinary Americans. It’s worth remembering how, a year ago, the Republican-majority House of Representatives tried to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
What would have happened if they had succeeded?
• 2.5 million young adults would have no health insurance.
• 2.65 million seniors would have paid $1.5 billion more for prescription drugs.
• 24.2 million seniors would pay for preventative services they are getting for free.