NEW: Pres. Trump says Republicans should wait to vote on a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare until after the 2020 election.
Democrats largely credit health care as the issue that paved the way for their gains in the 2018 midterms that led to the party retaking the House of Representatives.
At President Trump's urging, the Department of Justice just one week ago weighed in on an ongoing court fight potentially imperiling the Affordable Care Act, siding with a conservative judge's ruling that the entire law should be struck down as unconstitutional. That lawsuit could reach the Supreme Court as early as 2020.
Several Republicans raised concerns over the administration's new position, noting there would be no replacement that would protect the millions currently receiving coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
According to ABC News' exit polls from last November's midterms, 41 percent identified health care as the primary issue that drove them to the polls, with voters trusting Democrats 57-35 percent over Republicans in handling of protections for pre-existing conditions.
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