After late night host Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday night slammed Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) for pushing an Obamacare repeal bill that does not pass the so-called “Jimmy Kimmel test,” Cassidy insisted that his bill actually would protect more Americans.
“I’m sorry he does not understand. Under Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson more people will have coverage, and we protect those with pre-existing conditions,” Cassidy said on CNN’s “New Day” in response to Kimmel. “States like Maine, Virginia, Florida, Missouri — there’ll be billions more dollars to provide health insurance coverage for those in those states that have been passed by by ObamaCare.”
The bill crafted by Cassidy and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) turns most control of health care over to the states, keeping some of Obamacare’s taxes in place and giving funds earmarked for health care to states in the form of block grants. The bill would cut funding for Medicaid substantially, causing many people to lose their health insurance. It would allow states to waive key Obamacare rules, such as protections from price-gouging for people with pre-existing conditions.
CNN’s Chris Cuomo noted that people may have to pay more for health insurance under the senator’s bill, but Cassidy claimed that “the price will actually be lower.”
“What is being circulated is by those who wish to preserve Obamacare, and they’re doing everything they can to discredit the alternative,” Cassidy said.
Earlier this year, Kimmel shared that his infant son needed expensive heart surgery and implored Congress to protect Americans’ health insurance. Cassidy then seized on Kimmel’s story, saying repeatedly that he wanted a replacement for Obamacare to pass the “Jimmy Kimmel test” of making sure children get the health care they need.
Kimmel went after Cassidy and his legislation Tuesday night, asserting that Cassidy “just lied to my face.”
Watch Cassidy’s appearance on “New Day” via CNN:
.@BillCassidy responds to Kimmel: “I’m sorry he does not understand.” With new bill “more people will have coverage” https://t.co/1wWZe843vC
— New Day (@NewDay) September 20, 2017
If this bill is so great, why is McConnell changing rules and bypassing regular order to pass it?
How the fuck would we know how many people it covers and how much it will cost when the CBO hasn’t scored the thing yet?
This lie, for some reason, is more egregious and rage-inducing for me than most of the lies. If it’s a good plan, if it will get more coverage for cheaper, DEMOCRATS WOULD VOTE FOR IT. Pass it with 60 like it’s a real piece of substantive legislation, not a smoldering fire in the pages of the United States Code.
In conclusion: fuck.
Test post. Been trying to change my avatar for weeks. The “crack technical staff” is clueless. This one and the one I used of PBO taking the oath of office(which Roberts bumbled) are the only ones the system will let me use. None others I change to will appear with my posts. Tired of messing with it.
I especially like the “Unicorn in every garage” clause.
Only one response to give
