“Republicans bet on blitzkrieg and lost. This is a victory for the resistance, but the empire will strike back.”

Washington, D.C. – Today, after House Republicans pulled down a vote on their "Pay More for Less" bill, Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, made the following statement:

"This could not have been achieved without the determined involvement of concerned citizens across America. Republicans bet on blitzkrieg and lost. The people refused to be jammed with a ‘take it or leave it' bill hidden under lock and key, followed by marathon dark-of-night, no-amendment sessions. Despite the backroom, closed-door deals, Americans learned its horrible details anyway.

"The Trump Administration and their Republican cohorts in Congress will persist in doing everything possible to sabotage the Affordable Care Act. This is a victory for the resistance, but the empire will strike back. We must continue to resist every day in every nonviolent way.

"As I said during the debate: ‘Trumpcare is big on Trump, but it's weak on care. Many certificates of insurance will become as worthless, almost, as a diploma from Trump University. Mr. President, this isn't the art of the deal; it is the art of the steal—of taking away insurance coverage from millions.'"