SENATE ADDRESS ON THE DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF TRUMPCARE SENATE FLOOR
Senate Address of Senator
On the Devastating Impacts of Trumpcare
Senate Floor
For the last seven years, we have heard
You would think after seven years of campaigning on that promise, they would have a plan in place to do just that. But instead, a dozen or so Republican lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors, shielded from public view, negotiating a grand plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act and make devastating cuts to the Medicaid program. No hearings. No debate. No process. No score. No bill. In keeping a tight lid on the decisions they are making for the rest of America, what are they so afraid of" We are about to find out. We hear they still intend to bring this yet-to-be-finalized bill to the
Without even the most basic vetting and transparency, not only is this latest Trumpcare plan that is about to be foisted on the American people and on the
Before the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the
Contrast that with the action of today's
Meanwhile, after celebrating the passage of the House-passed repeal bill - which the CBO estimated would cause 23 million Americans to lose coverage - the President has proposed a budget that assumes savings from the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and deep cuts to the Medicaid program. Under the House-passed Trumpcare bill,
Of course,
It's also untenable. It's unrealistic. And if
You know, as representatives of our constituents, we have a responsibility to give voice to their concerns. We 100 Senators are elected to represent 350 million Americans. Maybe it's time for this chamber start listening to what they have to say about their health care.
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These are real people. These are real stories about their lives. This isn't a political campaign. This is about life, and death, and access to health care. And for these Vermonters, and for millions of Americans across the country, the decisions we make here will have consequences. Every Senator should think about that before we hastily undo years of progress to increase affordable access to health care for millions of Americans.
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