Presidential candidate launched campaign Monday on the promise of replacing the Affordable Care ##care with something more GOP - friendly . But since his wife left her job to campaign with him , she cuts the family 's medical insurance coverage – forcing them onto the Obamacare exchanges . Law targets members of Congress who need coverage to buy it through government - run ads . Democrats poked fun at the irony but Cruz says he has to follow the laws Congress passes – even those he wants to see repealed .
Presidential candidate launched campaign Monday on the promise of replacing the Affordable Care Act with something more GOP-friendly . But since his wife left her job to campaign with him , she lost the family 's medical insurance coverage – forcing them onto the Obamacare exchanges . Law forces members of Congress who need coverage to buy it through government-run marketplaces . Democrats poked fun at the irony but Cruz insists he has to follow the laws Congress passes – even those he wants to see repealed .