Political Quotes

“the majority leader says that he will move forward this week with a vote on a straight repeal of the Affordable Care Act in its entirety. I don't believe that a majority of Senators are willing to support a reckless leap in the dark, which that vote would mean. It is a vote that would end protections for people with preexisting conditions. It would take healthcare coverage away from tens of millions of Americans and tens of thousands in New Hampshire. It would terminate the Medicaid expansion that has been critical to fighting the opioid epidemic in my State and so many States across this country. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, a straight repeal of the Affordable Care Act would result in more than 32 million people losing their insurance coverage by 2026. Premiums would roughly double in the individual marketplaces. I urge my Republican friends not to go forward with this misguided approach. The idea that they can repeal the healthcare bill now and give us a new bill in 2 years or whatever period of time is in the bill just doesn't pass the smell test. If we haven't seen an alternative to the Affordable Care Act in the last 7 years, there is no reason to believe that our Republican colleagues are going to be able to produce a bill in 2 years when there is chaos in the marketplaces. There is a better way forward for the Senate and for our country.…”