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On the recordMarch 22, 2017
the House is still on schedule to vote tomorrow on a reform of one-sixth of the American economy that the American public has not seen. This is, frankly, unprecedented--this rush job, this attempt to jam through a massive rewrite of the American healthcare system, intentionally done so fast that the American public cannot keep up with what is a truly disastrous piece of legislation. It is a train wreck. It is a dumpster fire. I cannot come up with enough words to describe how bad this legislation is going to be for the American public. Bill Kristol, who is an icon of the conservative movement and who has been arguing for the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act since it was passed, tweeted out this: This healthcare bill does not, A, lower costs; B, improve insurance; C, increase liberty; D, make healthcare better. So what is the point? Frankly, many Americans, many healthcare professionals, and many consumers are asking the same question: What problem does this bill solve? Whatever you want to call it--the American Health Care Act, TrumpCare, RyanCare--what problem does this bill solve other than a political problem? Clearly, Republicans have a political problem. They have promised, for the last 6 years, to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now they have control of the White House, the House, and the Senate, and they feel pressured to make good on that promise. It does solve a political problem for the Republicans.…
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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Mar 22, 2017

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