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In the July 18 story “States attacking ACA would suffer most if pre-existing conditions shield gets axed,” Harriet Rowan rightly denounced legal assaults on the Affordable Care Act. Republican representatives and pundits’ unabating war on the ACA rages on, most recently in Texas v USA, which argues that pre-existing condition protections should be invalidated. This is why it is imperative that Sens. Dean Heller and Catherine Cortez Masto reject the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised that any judge he nominated would overturn the ACA. Kavanaugh’s record is littered with decisions that prioritize corporate interest over the public good — and suggests he would not stand up for affordable health care.
Reliable access to care, especially in rural areas, is a fundamental need that is too often unmet. The lives and well-being of the 17 percent of Nevadans covered by Medicaid are at stake.
The writer is mayor of West Wendover.
