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While we wait for a CBO score, expected next week, Brookings is out with their estimate of the impacts of the GOP #PayMoreForLess ACA repeal bill and – shocker – the news is NOT good for Republicans. From Politico:
Speaker Ryan’s lengthy defense of the GOP’s repeal bill today is just begging for a fact check, so here we go:
Today, House Republicans sidestepped the regular order they promised the American people and passed their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act out of both the Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce Committees.
Less than seventy-two hours after Republicans released the text of their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act – which would force Americans to pay more for less – Republicans are rushing the bill through the legislative process in order to hide what they’re doing from the American people
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just came from the Energy and Commerce Committee.
The People’s House must hear the People’s voice.
President Trump promised that Republicans would put forward a plan that would “have insurance for everybody,” which would be “far less expensive and far better” for the American people.
The bill that the Republicans have offered will literally have Americans paying more and getting less.
On Monday night, Republicans released their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would kick millions of Americans off of their health coverage and force the American people to pay more for less coverage.
There were a number of dubious claims made during Chairman Brady’s opening remarks this morning; we’ll point out just two of the biggest whoppers below: