Obamacare-Hater Price Sounds All But Ready To Undermine The Law

In a contentious hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill, Democratic members of Congress tried to pin down Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on whether he will try to gut the Affordable Care Act. Coming less than a week after the GOP's seven-year quest to repeal the law came to a crashing halt, the Price hearing offered an early window into whether the Trump administration will try to undermine the law administratively after failing to unwind it legislatively.

Democratic lawmakers asked Price again and again whether he will simply "follow the policies" of Obamacare, as he promised in his confirmation hearing, or if he will use the powers of his office to take apart the law. Price, dodging many of the questions aimed his way, gave few assurances he will administer all of Obamacare's regulations and programs going forward.