Raphael Warnock: “I can tell you that as I move across the State of Georgia, which is a non-expansion State, much like Texas, people are…”

“I can tell you that as I move across the State of Georgia, which is a non-expansion State, much like Texas, people are trying to figure out how they are going to keep their healthcare. In about a month, folks will see their healthcare premiums double, on average. For some, it will triple. For others, it will quadruple. People will lose their healthcare, and some people will die as a result of that. A healthcare policy in general is a matter of life and death. We have seen the Republicans through their 'Big Ugly Bill' cut $1 trillion out of Medicaid, and 15 million people lost their healthcare. Now 22 million people are going to see their healthcare double, on average. That is the problem we are confronting right now. I have not heard a solution from that side of the aisle about how to fix that. So I object that we would add yet another 1 million people who will not be covered as a result of this plan that my colleague from the State of Kansas is offering this evening. It is particularly harmful for nonexpansion States.”