I will continue to work to dismantle Obamacare once and for all so we can offer the best healthcare in the world.
Will continue to work to dismantle Obamacare once and for all so the campaign says it can offer the best healthcare in the world.
Occurrences
Evidence
The campaign site says Kustoff was 'proud we repealed the Obamacare Individual Mandate Tax' and that he would 'continue to work to dismantle Obamacare once and for all.'
The official House roll call for H.R. 1628 shows Kustoff (TN) voted Aye on passage of the American Health Care Act.
The Congressional Record Index for David Kustoff lists his cosponsorship of H.R. 1933, described as a bill affecting the Affordable Care Act by allowing subsidy use for certain off-exchange plans and waiving the individual mandate penalty in zero-option counties.
GovInfo's current compilation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shows the statute still exists and is amended through Public Law 119-75, enacted February 3, 2026.
GovInfo's statute compilation for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shows the law still exists and was amended through Public Law 119-75, enacted February 3, 2026.
GovInfo says its statute compilations are current through Public Law 119-93, enacted on May 19, 2026.
GovInfo's May 22, 2026 Congressional Record Index still carried a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act entry tied to multiple 119th Congress bills.
GovInfo's Congressional Record Index for the 119th Congress still carried a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act entry tied to multiple bills on May 22, 2026.
GovInfo's statute compilation for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shows the law still exists and is amended through Public Law 119-75, enacted February 3, 2026.
The House roll-call page showed "House Not In Session" and "Next Session: Tomorrow at 12:00 PM" during the lookback window.
GovInfo's ACA compilation says it is "Amended Through Public Law 119-75, Enacted February 3, 2026."
Assessments
Kustoff did support ACA-repeal efforts, including voting for the American Health Care Act and backing other ACA-related legislation, so there was real effort. But the Affordable Care Act still existed in the official statute compilation and there is no evidence it was dismantled, so the promise was not fulfilled.
Kustoff did take concrete same-term action toward the pledge in his federal legislative role, including voting for the 2017 American Health Care Act and backing other ACA-modifying legislation, and Republicans did eliminate the individual-mandate tax penalty. But the promise was to keep working to dismantle Obamacare "once and for all," which implies a far broader end state than partial rollback. Official federal sources in 2026 still show the Affordable Care Act on the books and being amended, not repealed or dismantled. That makes this a failed delivery with meaningful effort rather than a full or partial fulfillment of the promised outcome.
Kustoff took concrete federal action toward the pledge, including voting for the House-passed American Health Care Act and backing ACA-modifying legislation, and the individual mandate penalty was repealed. But the promised outcome was to dismantle Obamacare once and for all, and the ACA remained in force in the latest official statute compilations through 2026. Because the core promised outcome was not delivered despite serious legislative effort, this counts as not fulfilled with an effort badge.
Kustoff took concrete same-term action toward the pledge, including voting for the House-passed American Health Care Act and supporting ACA-modifying legislation. However, the promised outcome was to dismantle Obamacare once and for all, and the Affordable Care Act remained in force as of the 2026 GovInfo compilation. Because the promised outcome was not delivered despite serious legislative effort, this is a failed promise with an effort badge rather than partial or delivered.
Kustoff took concrete action toward the pledge, including voting for the 2017 American Health Care Act and backing ACA-modifying legislation. However, the promised outcome was to dismantle Obamacare once and for all, and the Affordable Care Act remains in force as of the provided 2026 GovInfo compilation. Because there was serious legislative effort but the promised outcome was not delivered, this is classified as never with an effort badge.