Almost one year after harmful Trumpcare proposal failed in the Senate, Murray highlights President Trump’s efforts to sabotage families’ health care on his own
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"A year ago,
"Last year we came together and gave
"When he couldn't jam through Trumpcare, instead he jammed through a partisan tax bill that gave cuts to big insurance companies and drug companies and paid for them with steps even his former Health Secretary confessed would drive up families' premiums. He slashed investments that help people understand their health care options and get covered. He handed power back to insurance companies by expanding loopholes for junk plans and making it easier to ignore patient protections--including protections for women, seniors, and people with pre-existing conditions.
"We know
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"Thank you M. President.
"A year ago, I was proud to see
"A year ago,
"A year ago, he tried to jam Trumpcare through
"But people across the country stood up, spoke out, and made it absolutely clear they didn't want
"During that debate, I heard personal stories from patients and families all over
"I heard stories like Julie's. Julie has a genetic condition, and as a result of it, she's had four different types of cancers. She's had four different organs removed during treatment. She's had her diet severely restricted. And she's had her life dramatically changed. But she's a fighter, and she had excellent care. She ultimately won each of those four battles with cancer. However, without protections for people with pre-existing conditions, her health care costs could skyrocket. If
"I also heard from families like Vanessa's. When Vanessa was pregnant, she learned her daughter would be born with significant health challenges. In fact, her daughter, Cheyenne, had her first surgery when she was just 20 days old--she would have two more before her first birthday. Even though Cheyenne was born with pre-existing conditions that will be costly to treat for years to come, Vanessa was able to get insurance through our state exchange, and get her daughter the care she needs. But if
"Last year, in the midst of the Trumpcare debate, I shared Vanessa's story, and Julie's story, and many other stories from families in
"And people in other states across the country were also reaching out, letting their Senators know how damaging Trumpcare would be for their families and urging them to vote against it. And it worked.
"Last year we came together and gave
"When he couldn't jam through Trumpcare, instead he jammed through a partisan tax bill that gave cuts to big insurance companies and drug companies and paid for them with steps even his former Health Secretary confessed would drive up families' premiums.
"He slashed investments that help people understand their health care options and get covered.
"He handed power back to insurance companies by expanding loopholes for junk plans and making it easier to ignore patient protections--including protections for women, seniors, and people with pre-existing conditions.
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"While
"As a candidate,
"We know
"We know pre-existing condition protections are on the line.
"We know stopping Kavanaugh's confirmation isn't a matter of partisan politics, for many families it's a matter of life and death.
"And we know we can stop it--if people across the country do exactly what they did to beat Trumpcare, stand up, speak out, and make clear that families who didn't want their health care stripped away last year, don't want it stripped away this year either.
"I've already heard from many families concerned about this, and I know others are sharing their stories as well.
"So I hope my Republican colleagues are listening even more closely than they were last year, and that more of them will join us on the side of patients and families, not the President on the side of insurance companies.
"Thank you M. President."
Read this original document at: https://www.help.senate.gov/ranking/newsroom/press/one-year-after-senate-trumpcare-bill-failed-murray-highlights-trump-administrations-health-care-sabotage-urges-people-to-speak-out
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