On the recordMarch 23, 2017
I am compelled to come to the floor this morning to urge my Republican colleagues to stop hiding the TrumpCare bill. The American people and their Representatives deserve to know what is in the bill. But here is what we know so far. It rips coverage away from millions of our neighbors back home. It is a massive tax or cost increase for people's insurance, whether you have it through healthcare.gov or through your private employer. It imposes a significant age tax on our older neighbors back home. It cuts Medicare and shortens the life of the Medicare trust fund. It breaks the fundamental guarantee we have with our neighbors back home who are Alzheimer's patients, children with complex conditions, the disabled, under Medicaid, all to give a massive tax break to the wealthiest people in America. That is a failure in vision and a failure in values, and this bill should be hidden forever.
