Whitbeck: Senate Bill is an Important Step on the Road to Obamacare Repeal

RICHMOND, Va., June 22 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman John Whitbeck:

"Anyone remotely familiar with health insurance knows just how badly broken Obamacare is. In Virginia, premiums have gone up 77 percent since 2013. Virginians are far too often forced to purchase 'insurance' with sky high deductibles, narrow networks, and unaffordable rates. Like the House bill before it, today's Senate bill moves us closer to fixing this untenable situation."

"States need flexibility to reform and rebuild Medicaid and other Federally-backed programs in ways that meet the needs of their populations, and the Senate bill gets us closer to that goal.

"Republicans are committed to ensuring that Virginians have health care, not just health insurance. The Senate bill moves us closer to that goal."