Weekly Democratic Address – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) (8/17/18)
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"Hi, I'm
The Trump administration is rewriting the rules on guaranteed health care protections that millions of Americans depend on.
They are moving forward on an expansion of junk insurance plans that can deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions and don't have to cover essential services like prescription drugs, emergency room visits, and maternity care.
This is more of the same from
Last year, when Congressional Republicans tried to pass repeal plans that would allow insurance companies to charge more for preexisting conditions - families across our country fought back.
And when they tried to charge older Americans an age tax and make people pay more for less care, you let your voices be heard and sent a loud message to
Instead of working in a bipartisan way to take on big drug companies and lower prescription drug costs, Congressional Republicans gave them a huge tax giveaway as they continue to jack up your prices.
Instead of working in a bipartisan way to lower health care costs for the middle class,
The Trump administration's sabotage has made it harder for people to sign up for coverage and created instability in the health care market, contributing to premium spikes in
The Trump administration has even gone to court to support a lawsuit that would take away guaranteed health protections and raise costs for Americans with pre-existing conditions.
If they succeed, insurance companies will again be able to deny coverage or charge higher premiums for more than 130 million Americans with a pre-existing condition.
When I was nine years old, I got sick. Really sick. I was in the hospital for three months.
I recovered, but I was branded as a child with a pre-existing health condition and denied coverage.
This personal experience has driven my fight to make sure that every American has affordable, quality health care coverage - including the more than two million Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions.
Today, because of the Affordable Care Act, they cannot be discriminated against and denied health care coverage.
But now,
That's why I am leading an effort in the
Right now, I am organizing my colleagues to support a new
We cannot let the Trump administration rewrite the rules on the guaranteed protections that families need.
If you agree, please make your voices heard in support of my
Together, we have fought against efforts to repeal health care because no family should be forced to choose between helping a loved one get better or going bankrupt.
Together, we must fight this latest act of health care sabotage - let's say no to Trump's junk insurance plans and make sure
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