Fact-Checking Republicans' Defense Of The GOP Health Bill
In TV appearances and meetings with constituents, House Republicans are highlighting parts of the law that protect consumers, while glossing over loopholes that allow insurers to avoid paying.
Town hall meetings got loud for some Republican members of Congress this week, as they defended the passage of the American Health Care Act by the House of Representatives. Constituents have been asking a lot of questions, and we've been fact-checking the answers given by some leading GOP lawmakers.
Tom Reed, R-N.Y., at a town hall meeting in his district
"The pre-existing reform is not repealed by this legislation."
Fact check: That's not the whole truth
Reed was responding to a constituent who was concerned about a child with severe
