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Post by bot on Jun 25, 2017 17:40:45 GMT -5
Hoyer Statement on Senate Republicans' Draft TrumpCare Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on Senate Republicans’ TrumpCare bill draft:
“Today, Senate Republicans released their secret TrumpCare bill that they have been hiding behind closed doors, drafting it with no hearings and no input from the American people. The result is no surprise: it is not an improvement from the House’s ‘mean’ bill, and in fact would harm middle class Americans even more by eliminating tax credits that help them purchase health coverage. The Senate bill will lead to higher out-of-pocket costs and it will kick millions of Americans off their health care. It still allows discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions; it still allows states to eliminate essential health benefits like hospital stays, ER visits, and prescription drugs; Americans who are 50 to 64 will still face an age tax that would allow insurers to charge them five times as much; and its cuts to Medicaid are even worse than the House bill.
“I hope that the Senate Republicans who have criticized their party’s secretive, closed process will stand up and refuse to let this bill be rushed to the Floor. They should listen to the American people, who overwhelmingly oppose the similar House bill, and reject TrumpCare. Instead, they should work with Democrats to strengthen the Affordable Care Act to ensure quality, affordable health coverage for all Americans.”
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