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On the recordMarch 24, 2017
TrumpCare is big on Trump, but it is weak on care. After falsely promising that there would be coverage for everyone for less and better, TrumpCare only cares about huge tax breaks for the superrich and special interests, like the totally unjustified $28 billion windfall for the pharmaceutical industry that they grab right out of the Medicare trust fund so that premiums will go up. Those earning $1 million within a single year get 79 percent of a $230 billion tax break, but there is no genuine relief for middle class taxpayers. Removing the essential health benefits provisions will only enable insurers to exclude the very healthcare protections that folks thought they were getting when they paid their premiums. Insurance plans will not just be skinny, they will be a sham; a provision that at the very time you need the care, it won't be there. Many certificates of insurance will become as worthless almost as a diploma from Trump University. This Republican bill targets our veterans by denying them tax credits. For millions of people who are just a few years too young to qualify for Medicare, their premiums will go through the roof. It will cost thousands of dollars more in order to get insurance. Yes, the Republicans have been divided and factionalized. They are divided between those who want nothing care and those who want little care. But, mostly, they don't seem to care how many millions of people lose their health insurance. Mr.…
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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Mar 24, 2017

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