It’s the most expensive congressional race ever, and it may hinge on health care
The most costly House race in history may hinge on preexisting conditions, as Democrat Jon Ossoff faces Republican Karen Handel in Georgia's 6th District.
ATLANTA — The most expensive congressional race in U.S. history may hinge on the wonky topic of preexisting conditions.
Democrat Jon Ossoff, trying to seize a suburban Atlanta seat held by Republicans since 1979, has spent weeks railing against the GOP health care bill passed by House lawmakers this spring. In debates, he’s repeatedly trotted out the story of Matt, a 7-year-old with a heart condition, saying his parents would have to pay “tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars” a year to keep their son alive if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.
Responding with her own polished anecdote, Republican Karen Handel tells voters
