U.S. Rep. Brian Mast: GOP health care overhaul a ‘good bill’
Mast, R-
"Insurers are leaving the market," Mast said. "Nobody is guaranteed coverage, whether they have pre-existing conditions or no pre-existing conditions."
He said the bulk of the 23 million the
While that's true for the first year, there would other reasons for rise of the uninsured, according to the budget office. "Some people would forgo insurance in response to higher premiums," the report states, and fewer low-income and disabled people would be eligible for
Mast told TCPalm during a Facebook Live interview people with pre-existing conditions would be covered "very robustly" under the
Yet the
Insurance costs in general would drop by 2026, but those savings would largely benefit young people and policies would cover fewer benefits, according to the
Mast said the bill has many other positives, such as
Budget thoughts
Mast said he agrees with parts of the proposed budget President
Mast supported Trump's presidential bid.
"We need to be asking ourselves with every single thing that's being spent in that budget, is it worth your tax dollars?" Mast said.
Yet Mast disagrees with Trump's proposed cut to the
More: Trump budget plan would squeeze states over environmental programs
Mast said he's happy with the amount of scrutiny over
He said he will accept the outcome of those investigations even if they indicate Trump could go through an impeachment process.
"If it's something that would say that's the direction we should be going, then if it's that serious, then yes that should be the case," Mast said.
Yet Mast warned there's been too much speculation about Trump and
"I think there is no question he was targeted from the very beginning," Mast said. "You look back to the night he was elected, the media couldn't even celebrate that there was a new president."
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