Rep. Scott Issues Statement on Affordable Care Act Repeal Bill

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., ranking Democratic member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement after Republicans finally released their proposal to make America sick again:

"The Republican bill to repeal the ACA is fundamentally flawed, because it purports to cover pre-existing conditions without an individual mandate. In states that have tried this, the markets have gone into total chaos.

"Furthermore, the tax credits proposed are likely to be insufficient for low-income working families, leaving millions worse off than they are today.

"When CBO ultimately scores this legislation, it will likely find that costs will go up and the number of people covered will go down."

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