Sen. Wyden Issues Statement on Latest GOP Health Care Proposal

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement following the release of a new amendment to the House Republican health care bill:

"Republicans' latest attempt to pass Trumpcare reveals what they believe in: waivers to discriminate against those with pre-existing conditions, roll back essential health benefits, and put insurance companies back in charge of your health care.

"I already authored Section 1332 in the Affordable Care Act, which created a waiver for states to make health care better, not worse.

"If these members were interested in improving Americans' health care instead of checking a political box, they would stop this misguided effort to sabotage millions of Americans' health care and start fresh on a bipartisan basis to improve the law."