“Awful TrumpCare Cost Estimate Puts America Last”

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost esimate "score" of the Republicans' so-called "American Health Care Act." Rep. Doggett said: 

“CBO confirms that the Republican repeal bill remains a real loser, with millions still losing their access to a family physician while costs soar. Little wonder that Republicans voted first and asked questions later. It puts America last. Republicans rushed this bill through—not to send it to the Senate, as claimed, but to keep the public in the dark.”

The CBO estimates that the projected number of people without health insurance would be 14 million by next year and 23 million by 2026. House Republicans passed the "American Health Care Act" in March without waiting for a CBO score. 

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