Titus Statement on GOP Abandoning Trumpcare Vote
Washington, DC,
March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017
The decision underscores that the American people do not want a law that will increase premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs so the wealthiest of Americans can get a tax break. March 24, 2017 Today Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District issued the following statement after Republicans abandoned their vote on Trumpcare, H.R. 1628. “Since I voted for the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the state’s uninsured rate has been cut nearly in half and almost all Nevada children have gained coverage. Republicans have repeatedly tried to repeal, sabotage, and disparage the ACA. Today’s move by the GOP underscores that the American people do not want a law that will increase premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs so the wealthiest of Americans can get a tax break. “Trumpcare would eliminate coverage for more than 44,000 people in my district, 153,000 people in Nevada, and 24 million people in the nation. Medicaid expansion would be discarded. Women’s health care programs would lose more than $200 million over the next decade. Nevadans with mental health and substance abuse disorders would be stripped of some or all of their coverage. Small businesses would no longer receive assistance to provide plans for employees. Older Americans could be charged five times more than younger people for coverage. Doctors, economists, community leaders, and working families agree: This bill is bad for our nation. “I am confident that the voices of Americans will continue to be heard. People may not remember who gave them health care, but they will remember who takes it away.” |