Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) held a telephone town hall for her constituents on Tuesday ― and boy, was the first question more of a softball than Republican lawmakers tend to field these days. A caller introduced as Dr. Gary Maloney simply wanted confirmation that Republicans like Comstock have no intention of doing away with the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions. “Well, in fact, you’re right on ― thank you, Gary ― particularly on the pre-existing conditions issue,” Comstock responded. “When Republicans had passed a repeal and replace bill in the last Congress, we protected people with pre-existing conditions in that bill. It is also unclear how private insurers would distribute the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions if Americans were no longer required to purchase insurance.

Source: Huffington Post February 22, 2017 23:48 UTC