Rep. Walden Issues Statement on CBO Score of American Health Care Act

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office's score of the American Health Care Act:

"The American Health Care Act is the first step in our efforts to repeal Obamacare and rebuild our broken health care system. CBO continues to find that through our patient-focused bill, premiums will go down and that our reforms will help stabilize the market.

"Our plan puts states and patients in the driver's seat, creating an innovative fund to help lower premiums and other out-of-pocket costs.

"As the Senate continues its work on this vital bill, we encourage them to further these critical principles."