R.I. governor, delegation: Senate GOP’s health bill ‘immoral’ and ‘mean’
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They also argued that the proposal jeopardizes health care for the sake of offering a tax cut to the most wealthy.
"I stand with hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders, including Senators Reed and Whitehouse and Congressmen Langevin and Cicilline in vocal, active opposition to this disastrous proposal," Raimondo said.
Both Sen.
Whitehouse called the legislation "a mean give-away to the wealthy" that would gut Medicaid with even deeper cuts than the "wretched House version."
"This will blow huge holes in state budgets, forcing terrible choices between opioid treatment, care for seniors, and students with disabilities," Whitehouse said.
"Trumpcare 2.0 is a tax cut for millionaires and billionaires dressed up as a health care bill," he said.
Calling the proposal "fatally-flawed," Reed said that Republican supporters of the proposal want massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans at the expense of people who depend on their access to care.
Reed said the legislation will deny care to millions of Americans and only increase medical costs.
"Lastly, as best as I can tell, no doctors, no nurses, no hospitals, and no patient groups support this product," he said.
"Millions of Americans shouldn't have to give up their health-care coverage just so the wealthiest Americans can get a
Elements of the bill, including "weakened patient protections," will have "long-lasting implications for the health of Rhode Islanders," said
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