On the recordMarch 9, 2017
The Republican healthcare plan would not only fail to improve upon the Affordable Care Act, it would undo the benefits millions of Americans depend on and devastate our economy in the process. This plan would strip millions of working families of their health care, cut benefits for millions more, and increase premiums for older Americans by 25 percent. It would ravage our economy by destabilizing the healthcare sector and pushing State and local governments to the brink of bankruptcy. Four Republican Senators have even rejected this bill because of its economically devastating Medicaid cuts. The Republican plan would force the counties I represent to pay hundreds of millions of dollars more for health care. This bill would force local governments to raise property taxes or deny health care. We need healthcare solutions that improve care and strengthen our economy at the same time. We must not settle for this plan, which accomplishes neither. ____________________
