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Kaptur Statement on CBO Score of Senate Health Care Bill
GOP’s anti-life bill will cause 22 million Americans to
lose health coverage
Special to The Truth
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following
statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office
(CBO) released its analysis of the Senate’s anti-life
measure to repeal Obamacare:
“Why are Republicans in Congress wasting precious time
scheming in secret about how to take away health security
from our most vulnerable -- our sick, our children, our
seniors, the disabled and the mentally ill?
“Today’s CBO estimate confirms that the latest ploy to steal
health security from average Americans to further enrich
millionaires and billionaires will result in 22 million
Americans losing coverage. And the kicker is that not only
will costs go up under this bill, but jobs and hospitals
will move away from small communities and rural counties
where health care is harder to access.
“Enough is enough! Republican must stop gambling with the
lives of millions of Americans as their well-being is far
more important than another tax cut for a select few.
“Medicaid is a lifeline to families in Ohio who care for a
mentally ill or disabled family member, an elderly relative
in a nursing home, or someone who is facing the tragedy of
opioid addiction. This Republican plan is an attack on
millions of Americans who are far too busy holding life
together to see this mean-spirited cash grab coming their
way.
“Let me say it again: Congress should start over and produce
a bipartisan bill that expands coverage and reduces costs
for all Americans.”
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