Pete Aguilar: “Earlier this year, we watched President Donald Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan ram their healthcare bill through the House…”

“Earlier this year, we watched President Donald Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan ram their healthcare bill through the House of Representatives before it even had a cost analysis. It didn't take long for us to learn why. It will strip over 20 million Americans of affordable healthcare. It will drive up premiums and out-of-pocket expenses for older Americans by as much as 25 percent. It will allow insurance companies to discriminate against pregnant women, children, and seniors. And this is all so Donald Trump can give a tax break to his wealthiest friends. Mr. Speaker, this healthcare bill will literally be a death sentence to some Americans. House Republicans had years--let me say that again-- had years to come up with ways to make healthcare more affordable. But instead, they would rather pull the plug out from millions of families who put their healthcare in the hands of the insurance companies. Since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, nearly 40,000 of my constituents have enrolled in Covered California, and nearly 200,000 in San Bernardino County, our residents, have been added to Medi-Cal following the ACA expansion. TrumpCare will end Medicaid and leave millions of Americans without coverage. Children will be stripped of their coverage because their parents will fall into an income bracket that doesn't satisfy our President. This legislation isn't just bad, it is detestable. According to Donald Trump, it is even mean.…”