Republicans Proceed into the Great Unknown Called “Trouble”

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 Senate Republicans voted to officially begin debate on their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which would result in millions more Americans becoming uninsured. Rep. Doggett said:

"While Republican senators voted to proceed into the great unknown, we know that trouble is on the way. President Trump is demanding that health care access be ripped away from millions. Hatched in darkness, with no open hearings, no amendments, and no respect for the American people, this Republican repeal process puts Americans last. We must keep working together, telling the stories of our many neighbors who will be harmed, and resisting this travesty every day, in every nonviolent way."