Washington, D.C. – Early this morning, House Republicans voted to pass their budget bill despite widespread opposition from the American people. This bill will rip health care away from millions of American seniors, children, middle- and low-income families, people with disabilities, people fighting cancer, and so many more. Not only does this bill include the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, it eliminates health care for millions of Americans who get coverage through the ACA by, among other things, failing to extend enhanced premium tax credits. This Republican bill will increase costs and make health care unaffordable and inaccessible for more middle- and low-income families. It’s a scam that robs everyday Americans of their health care and financial stability in order for Republicans to give massive tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and large corporations.
Nearly 14 million Americans are already expected to lose health care because of this bill, but with Republicans’ last-minute changes, the number of hardworking Americans who will lose their coverage and care as a result will likely grow by millions more.
In response, Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach issued the following statement:
“Donald Trump and Republicans are waging their war on health care in full force. They jammed this bill through the House, debating and passing almost every component in the middle of the night, hoping the American people wouldn’t see exactly what they are doing. But when millions lose their health care, when premiums and copays rise, when parents are kicked out of nursing homes, and when children with disabilities are stripped of the support they need, the American people will know that Republicans chose billionaires over them. Voters will remember and hold these shameless lawmakers accountable at the ballot box for years to come. Now it’s on Republicans in the Senate to prove where they stand: with billionaires or with everyday Americans.”
