Van Hollen, Murphy, 16 Senators to GOP: Trumpcare Process Must Equal the Affordable Care Act’s
As Congressional Republicans continue their dangerous crusade to quickly force Trumpcare through
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader
"In light of your continued desire to repeal and replace the ACA, we wanted to remind you of the extensive and open debate the
The senators continued, "For many of our constituents, this is a matter of life and death that should not be rushed. With so much at stake, the American people deserve an equally open and thorough debate on the future of the health care sector as occurred in 2009."
While debating the Affordable Care Act in 2009,
* 25 consecutive days, 160 hours, of debate on the
* 57 bipartisan HELP Committee hearings, meetings, roundtables and walkthroughs
* 300 HELP Committee amendments
o Adopted more than 160 Republican amendments
* 53
* 7-day
o Adopted 11 Republican amendments
In addition to
The full text of the letter is below:
In light of your continued desire to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we wanted to remind you of the extensive and open debate the
As a reminder, in 2009, the HELP Committee held 14 bipartisan roundtables, 13 bipartisan hearings, and 20 bipartisan walkthroughs on health reform. The HELP Committee then considered nearly 300 amendments and accepted more than 160 Republican amendments during the debate on the bill.
Additionally, the
Furthermore, when the bill came to the floor, the
By comparison, in 2017 the Republican-majority
The health care sector represents approximately one-sixth of the
Sincerely,
Read this original document at: https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/content/van-hollen-murphy-16-senators-gop-trumpcare-process-must-equal-affordable-care-act%E2%80%99s
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