Hoyer: If House GOP Brings TrumpCare to the Floor This Week, I Will Oppose Short-Term CR

WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning on the House Republican leadership’sattempt to jam their TrumpCare bill through the House this week:

"If Republicans announce their intention to bring their harmful TrumpCare bill to the House Floor tomorrow or Saturday, I will oppose a one-week Continuing Resolution and will advise House Democrats to oppose it as well. Republicans continue to struggle to find the votes to pass a bill that will kick 24 million Americans off their health coverage, allow discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions, and impose an age tax on older Americans. That's why they are trying to jam it through the House before their Members can hear from the American people this weekend about their opposition to this horrible legislation.

“If Republicans pursue this partisan path of forcing Americans to pay more for less and destabilizing our county's health care system – without even knowing how much their bill will cost – Republicans should be prepared to pass a one-week Continuing Resolution on their own."