Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Despite attempts at resuscitation, TrumpCare is close to impasse, charitably speaking. The Senate bill does so much harm…”

“Despite attempts at resuscitation, TrumpCare is close to impasse, charitably speaking. The Senate bill does so much harm to all concerned--to Americans who depend on Medicaid or Medicare or have a preexisting condition, and actually raises costs out of pocket with less coverage while kicking 22 million people, including 61,000 D.C. residents, off their healthcare plans altogether--that some may be tempted to cheer the coming demise of TrumpCare. Defeat of TrumpCare may be better than repeal of the Affordable Care Act, but to leave it there is to show contempt for the American people. Republicans argue that ObamaCare was flawed because it was the product of only one party. If so, Republicans should avoid the same mistake. The best way for Congress to spend the remaining weeks before recess is with Democrats and Republicans at the same table. ____________________”