Press Staff Blog
Let us get this straight, Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC), if people with pre-existing conditions like cancer want access to coverage they need to move? Prior to the ACA, North Carolina did not require insurers to cover those with pre-existing conditions, which means you’re telling your constituents to move.
Today, Speaker Ryan said to his Members on their TrumpCare vote: "This is who we are. This will define us."
We couldn’t agree more. If Republicans vote for a bill to:
-Take away health coverage from 24 million Americans
-Allow discrimination against Americans with pre-existing conditions
-Increase premiums 25-29% on average in each of the next two years
The winner of today's most shocking comment contest is Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL), who told CNN's Jake Tapper:
Another day, another roundup of GOP division and dysfunction over TrumpCare:
HuffPost: Republicans Still Don’t Have The Votes To Replace Obamacare
Since there seems to be some confusion among Republicans about what their latest TrumpCare bill does, we here in the Dem Whip Press Shop thought we’d clear things up for E&C Committee Chair Greg Walden, who told constituents:
“’We’re not going back to the days when they could underwrite you, say, ‘Oh yeah, we’ll cover you, it’ll just be so expensive you can’t afford it’ …That is not a plan I can support.”
The latest version of #TrumpCare would have the same harmful consequences as the bill Republicans were forced to pull from the Floor last month. So it should come as no surprise that the latest Whip count doesn’t seem to be going well for GOP leaders. Moderates just aren’t buying the latest push for TrumpCare – here’s a look at where a number of them stand:
ICYMI, the Rules Committee reported out a rule today that provides for same day rule and suspension authority through this Saturday, the 29th. This will be included in the FOIA rule that the House will vote on tomorrow. Democrats offered an amendment to have this rule apply only to appropriations measures, which Republicans rejected.
So what does that mean? It means that, once again, Republicans are trying to jam their TrumpCare bill through the House. No hearings, no witnesses, no substantive debate, and extremely little time to review the bill.
According to a NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released today, nearly three out of four Americans agree with bipartisan calls for an independent commission to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election. Now if only GOP leaders would listen…
The Trump White House must not remember how the last shut down played out. With just four days in session before the April 28 deadline, reports indicate the White House and some Republicans are ready to shut down the government in order to fund their border wall. A look at some recent polling shows just how unpopular that would be with the American people:
From CQ Roll Call:
It’s clear Republicans aren’t listening to constituents back home who “want this repeal crap to stop.” After pulling TrumpCare from the Floor, they are now planning a vote on a revised (read: worse) bill, just so they can say they voted on it before President Trump reaches 100 days in office. The reported changes to the bill double down on proposals to make Americans pay more for less, kick millions off their insurance, and would allow discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions.