Schumer Floor Remarks On Making Health Care A Priority For August And Trade Negotiations With China
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Schumer Floor Remarks On Making Health Care A Priority For August And Trade Negotiations With China
Mr. President, yesterday, the Majority Leader announced that the
As usual, the president's tweet makes little sense, given that
But I agree with the president on one thing: canceling recess is a great opportunity to get something done. In fact, I have a suggestion for what
We
Before being sworn in,
Yesterday,
Folks were already paying too much for health care, in the form of premiums, out-of-pocket expenses, and the eye-popping cost of so many prescription drugs. Now, all of those costs are going up because the "unified Republican government" has done little to bring down the high cost of healthcare, and what it has done has made the situation worse. Again,
Just last night, a report issued by the Trump administration itself showed that Medicare is going insolvent faster than expected. And what caused it" In part because of the Republican tax bill AND "the repeal of the individual mandate, which increased the estimate of the number of uninsured, in turn leading to a large increase in uncompensated care payments." Again, the tax bill helped - or the tax bill led to Medicare being less solvent, it running out of money sooner.
And in short order, the Trump administration will make things even worse. They'll begin offering junk insurance plans that will bring back the dark days when Americans with pre-existing conditions faced higher premiums, denied care, and medical bankruptcy.
So, we now have a few extra weeks in August. What would be number one on the American peoples' list" Not the things Leader McConnell mentioned: falsely blaming
We already have an agenda ready to go, and we're going to push for votes on these measures in August:
1) We want to expand access to Medicare. Many of us
2) We want to increase tax credits to help families afford the cost of health care.
3) We want to create a National Insurance Program to lower premiums.
4) We want to ensure that people with pre-existing conditions don't get denied or priced out of insurance, due to an expansion of junk insurance. And -
5) We want to lower the sky-rocketing costs of drugs.
Now on another matter, one I've talked to you about, Mr. President, our trade negotiations with
But week after week, I keep reading reports that
Yesterday, it was reported that the Trump administration would agree to relax penalties on the Chinese telecom giant
Some reports suggest that the Trump administration is forgiving
By backing off and letting
On top of the
The administration keeps sending different officials with different priorities to lead discussions with
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