Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I stand in opposition to the Republican pay more for less care act, under which Americans will suffer from higher healthcare costs, less coverage, a crushing age tax, and a ransacking of the Medicare trust fund, which our seniors depend on for long-term care. Under the age tax, Americans aged 50 to 64 will be forced to pay five times higher premiums than others, no matter how healthy they are. Under TrumpCare, a 64-year-old with an income of $26,500 in the individual market will pay $12,900 more in their premiums every year under this bill. In addition, TrumpCare will take away health care from 24 million hardworking Americans and will force families to pay higher premiums and deductibles. In fact, for families enrolled in the ACA marketplace, premiums are expected to increase by 15 to 20 percent. It will also punish millions of people who experience a lapse in coverage by forcing them to pay a 30 percent higher premium each month in order to receive care. Tell that to Suzanne Boyd from Sunrise, Florida, who, with two daughters heading to college, lost her husband to lung cancer and then lost the insurance coverage she had through her employer. Thankfully, she was able to obtain coverage under the ACA for $192 a month with subsidies rather than a 30 percent Republican sick tax for getting a life-threatening illness.…”