Dan Kildee: “Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed that the Senate version of the Republican healthcare…”

“Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed that the Senate version of the Republican healthcare bill, TrumpCare, is even meaner and more heartless than the House-passed version. It is so mean that already some Republican Senators have come out opposing even bringing this bill to the floor for debate. But, of course, that won't be the end of it. We should beware of the backroom deals that will be attempted to get Republican Senators on board to move this terrible bill forward. But any amount of window dressing or backroom deals won't change the basics. This bill will require Americans to pay higher costs. Don't just look at premiums. Look at the out-of-pocket expenses that Americans will have to pay. It will go up for worse care and for less coverage. If you are age 50 to 65, get ready, because you will see an age tax. You will have to pay up to five times what younger, healthy Americans will pay. Of course, this bill, because it rewards those at the very top, steals from Medicare. It makes Medicare less sustainable. We ought to reject this legislation. We ought to do it now, and we ought to send that message to every Member of the U.S. Senate. ____________________”