Rep. Connolly Issues Statement on CBO’s Score of Republican Health Care Bill

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office's score of the Republican health care bill:

"The CBO confirms what we already knew: the GOP health care bill is still a bad bill. It kicks 23 million people off health care by 2026 and leaves consumers at the mercy of insurance companies when it comes to pre-existing conditions. CBO even confirms that essential services covered under Obamacare including maternity care, mental health and substance abuse benefits would be excluded from some states."