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Statement by Congressman Ben R. Lujan | March 24, 2017
My Republican colleagues have called Trumpcare everything from an act of mercy to a rescue mission. Look, I might live at the end of a long dirt road, but I didn’t fall off the turnip truck yesterday. And neither did the American people!
Congressional Republicans are jamming through their catastrophic bill that will take health insurance away from 24 million Americans, raise your premiums, raise your deductibles, raise your out of pocket costs, and will slap a crushing age tax on those over the age of 50.
Republicans in Congress promised they would lower costs. But this mess raises costs on families. Not only does the CBO tells us premiums will increase 15 to 20%, but Trumpcare will allow insurance companies to increase deductibles and out-of-pocket costs.
Under the guise of state flexibility, Republicans say they are shifting responsibility to states. Here’s what that means. Trumpcare will force states to raise taxes and ration care.
It will repeal the requirement for insurance plans to cover doctor’s visits, Emergency Room care, prescription drug coverage and even mental health services. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts.
The fact is, Trumpcare will raise your premiums, raise your deductibles, and hurt millions of hardworking families.
I urge my colleagues to vote no
