The late, great John McCain, I will never forget that night, walked onto the Senate floor and said, no, you don't. No, you don't. No, you don't get rid of the Affordable Care act. You have no plan. And what The Affordable Care Act has eliminated the ability of insurance companies to deny people with pre-existing conditions. I don't have to tell the people watching tonight. You remember what that was like. Remember when an insurance company could deny if a child had asthma, if someone was a breast cancer survivor, if a grandparent had diabetes. (1:24:02–1:24:10)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Affordable Care Act prevents insurance companies from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.
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