Sen. Jeff Merkley, the junior Democrat from Oregon, takes a dim view of his Republican colleagues' strategy to immediately repeal the Affordable Care Act — but delay the effective date.
“The millions hurt by repeal don’t want to be hurt before the next election, so they push it beyond that," Merkley said in a sit-down interview with the Business Journal at his Washington, D.C. Senate office.
"That way, they can fulfill their promise to their base, but not actually do it for several years,…
Sen. Jeff Merkley, the junior Democrat from Oregon, takes a dim view of his Republican colleagues' strategy to immediately repeal the Affordable Care Act — but delay the effective date.
“The millions hurt by repeal don’t want to be hurt before the next election, so they push it beyond that," Merkley said in a sit-down interview with the Business Journal at his Washington, D.C. Senate office.
"That way, they can fulfill their promise to their base, but not actually do it for several years,…