Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday said the Congressional Budget Office’s newly released analysis of the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare without an immediate replacement shows the proposal is “a horrible idea.”
“The latest CBO score of the Senate Republican ‘repeal and run’ bill confirms: it was a horrible idea in January and it’s a horrible idea now,” Schumer said in a statement.
The non-partisan CBO estimated that 32 million more people people would be uninsured by 2026 under Senate Republicans’ repeal-and-delay proposal compared to current law.
“President Trump and Republicans have repeatedly promised to lower premiums and increase coverage, yet each proposal they offer would do the opposite,” Schumer said. “Instead of careening towards a plan that would devastate the American health care system, Republicans should work with Democrats to pass real solutions to lower premiums, stabilize the market and improve coverage for millions of Americans.”
I wish he wouldn’t refer to the GOP plan as a “horrible idea,” but “exactly what they intend.”
It’s both! A horrible idea and exactly what they intended.
I really, really hope that Mitch holds his Repeal Now vote soon so that every single one of these pig fuckers is on record as a “oh, hellz yeah!” vote.
It’s time for Tom Perez and Keith Ellison to get Dems on every talk show this Sunday and every weeknight for the next few weeks. We can’t just cede this issue and push out Schiff, Warner, etc. to talk about Russia every night. (even though they’re both great!)
The time for solid messaging is NOW!
Trump/GOP: But it’s just an ESTIMATE. Which is a FAKE number. From “experts.” Repeal now, and never replace!
OT, but since we’re talking about numbers…
Are Americans wising up to the GOP’s games?