Republican Outrages

For those of you who aren’t tuned into the Ways and Means Committee markup this evening, here’s what you missed…

From Politico Pro: Committee approves tax break for insurers

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:

The bill that the Republicans have offered will literally have Americans paying more and getting less.

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:

Before tuning into the Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means Committee markups this morning, here’s another reminder that Republicans are rushing the process and have no idea what the impact of their bill will be, courtesy of Senator Mike Lee (R-UT):

As you read Speaker Ryan’s op-ed in USA Today this morning, we thought we’d offer a look at how Ryan’s rhetoric on the House GOP’s ACA repeal bill compares to reality:

Ryan: “The collapsing law is driving up health care costs and driving out choices for American families.”

The Republicans released a bill last night. That bill deals with every American’s welfare. Every American’s welfare. 

President Trump promised that Republicans would put forward a plan that would “have insurance for everybody” and that it would be “far less expensive and far better” than it is now.