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On the recordJuly 19, 2017
Republicans have threatened to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act for 7 years, but earlier this week, they failed again to deliver on this threat. So next week, the Senate will vote on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement. If this bill were to pass, 32 million people will lose their health insurance, insurance premiums will go up, and insurance markets will unravel. That is exactly why this bill will not pass. But Mitch McConnell and the Republican leadership are going to have a vote anyway. What is the point? The American people are sick and tired of Washington failing to get things done. It is time--in fact, well past time--for Republicans to stop going it alone. All of us came here to serve our constituents, but that is not going to happen unless Republicans are willing to work in good faith with Democrats to make the necessary improvements to the Affordable Care Act. If we work together, none of us will get everything we want, which is true, but our constituents will finally get the progress they have been waiting for, and that is much more important. ____________________
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jul 19, 2017

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