Ed Markey: “we have now reached a point where the Senate majority, the Republicans, and President Trump, have been unable to put…”

“we have now reached a point where the Senate majority, the Republicans, and President Trump, have been unable to put together the package that allows them to take Medicaid and try to successfully turn it into a shadow of what it once was in our country, to turn it into a debt-soaked relic of what it is today by taking out $770 billion that otherwise would have gone to the families of those in our country who need healthcare services, who need help in providing for those who need it the most within our country. The same thing was true in the House of Representatives when they were moving through their bill over there. People said: Trump doesn't have the votes. The Republicans don't have the votes. They are not going to be able to be successful. However, this TrumpCare Hail Mary that they threw in the House, notwithstanding the remarkable defense put up by the American people--the millions of phone calls, protests, and rallies--they still were able to find the votes to ultimately pass this incredible attack upon the healthcare of tens of millions of Americans. What they did in the House is what they are doing in the Senate.…”