Jimmy Panetta: “This week, it was confirmed that the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act is not just mean, it can't even be passed…”

“This week, it was confirmed that the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act is not just mean, it can't even be passed by the majority party. The nonpartisan CBO revealed that if that bill did pass, in our Nation, 22 million people would lose their healthcare coverage over the next 10 years. That means in my district, on the central coast of California, 49,000 people would lose their insurance, and 16,000 people would lose their coverage they gained due to the Affordable Care Act. So because of that score, the Senate couldn't pass the bill, and they delayed the vote on it. So now, we have the time. So now, let's slow down. Let's do something the American people are yearning for. Let's come together, Republicans and Democrats, not just to repair our Nation's healthcare, but to find bipartisan solutions for what is best for all of our constituents and all of our communities for healthcare all across our country. ____________________”