Rep. Mac Thornberry releases statement on health care bill

“If legislators want to strengthen the country’s care infrastructure, they should listen closely to the overwhelming majority of people who spoke out against this bill and want to improve foundational safety nets for our aging population, not weaken them”, the national group said. During the rally Thursday morning, Republicans on Capitol Hill scrambled to receive the votes needed to move the healthcare overhaul to the Senate.

But now, it’s the GOP replacement plan that remains on life support.

Though the Republican bill is estimated to reduce the overall national deficit by $337 billion, the biggest savings would come from cuts to Medicaid and additional ACA subsidies for low-income Americans to buy insurance. The congressman blamed the Affordable Care Act for rising premium costs and federal penalties for the uninsured. Included on this list of benefits are preventive screenings and maternity and newborn care-meaning that pregnancy could potentially go uncovered under the American Health Care Act (AHCA).

Federal, state and local leaders have released statements following the fallout of the proposed American Healthcare Act, which would have replaced the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare. That should always be our priority.

In a statement this week, he criticized the bill for leaving millions without health insurance, cutting care for the most vulnerable and failing to provide relief to many southern Minnesotans, including farmers and small business owners. It was about whether we look out for one another, as neighbors, and fellow citizens, who care about each other’s success. “We’ve lost consumer choice”, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters during his briefing today.

Spicer insisted this would be the last anniversary Obamacare was celebrated.

Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., said he looked forward to working with Trump and members of Congress on solutions to address issues facing West Virginians.

Rhode Island officials are breathing a collective sigh of relief that the plug has been pulled on the GOP health care plan to replace Obamacare.

“The Republican repeal bill ended in a complete and utter failure, but it doesn’t change the reality that Rep. Walters cast a critical vote for this destructive plan”, said Evan Lukaske, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.