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On the recordNovember 28, 2017
2 weeks ago, this Chamber passed a tax plan that would raise taxes on millions of Americans and explode the deficit. Now the Senate is having its turn. Their proposal would devastate working families through tax hikes and undermine Americans' healthcare through the stealth repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Just as the House Republican plan included a huge middle class tax increase, so does the Senate's. By 2027, 82 million middle class households would see a tax increase. But the damage of the Senate plan goes beyond that. It would cut Medicare by $25 billion next year alone and add $1.4 trillion to the deficit, and it would destabilize healthcare for millions of Americans. The Senate plan would leave 13 million more Americans without healthcare, while those keeping theirs would see premiums jump up by 10 percent per year for the next decade. Republican Senators have already spoken out against this bill. The truth is we all should. ____________________
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Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democratic · Illinois
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Nov 28, 2017

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