Pennsylvania Rep. Matt Cartwright questions AG William Barr on not defending Obamacare
Instead, the
During the hearing, Cartwright told Barr he viewed the DOJ's decision to broaden its case against the controversial health care law as reckless and lacking legal justification.
"If your efforts are successful, millions of Americans would lose their health care. Tens of millions of Americans would see the premiums for their coverage skyrocket," Cartwright said, skeptically asking if the agency had analyzed the effects of overturning the law.
Barr responded that President
"Do you think it's likely we are going to prevail?" Barr asked in an unenthusiastic tone, prompting ripples of tweets highlighting the admission.
He added: "I'm just saying, if you think it's an outrageous position, you have nothing to worry about. Let the courts do their job."
A report last month from
Cartwright asked about that report, but Barr declined to comment, saying he would not get into internal administration deliberations.
Morning Call Washington correspondent
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