Political Quotes

“I strongly oppose this cruel bill, which will unduly harm Marylanders and people across our country. The Congressional Budget Office has found that this bill would kick a million more people off of their healthcare coverage compared to the House bill. That means this bill--a bailout for billionaires--will come at the cost of 17 million losing their healthcare coverage. More specifically, the bill would kick 246,000 Marylanders off of their health coverage. Senate Republicans are making a policy choice to harm millions of Americans to benefit the wealthiest Americans. Altogether, the Senate bill cuts more than $1 trillion in healthcare for Americans. These cuts would hurt my home State of Maryland. In Maryland, Medicaid covers nearly 1.5 million people. That is a quarter of our population. This bill could cause over 160,000 Marylanders to lose coverage over the next 10 years. It is not beautiful to them. More veterans live in Maryland than any other State. Thousands of veterans depend on Medicaid to cover gaps in VA coverage for essential services like mental health care and long-term services and support. It is not beautiful to them. Undoing enrollment policies will also increase Medicare premiums for over 1 million seniors. And because they won't be able to afford essential medications, death rates among seniors will rise.”