Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign:
“Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid”
- New York Times, 6/22For over seven years, Republicans have been talking about repealing the Affordable Care Act. It has been a huge talking point for them.
And after all those years, all those elections, this is the best plan they can come up with?!
When I first saw the Senate Republican plan, I was speechless. It's that bad.
Then I remembered that what I actually need to do is speak out. Now. And I need your voice too.
Republicans could force a vote on this plan as early as next week. Speak out now before it's too late. Let them know you're against rushing this plan through.
The Affordable Care Act gave insurance to tens of millions of people who didn’t have it before. The law not only eliminated pre-existing conditions and lifetime limits, it also bent the cost curve -- the growth of medical costs in this country is actually slower under the Affordable Care Act than under the previous system.
Most people haven't gotten a chance to even read the whole plan yet. But here's what the early reporting says it will do:
- Cuts Medicaid and eliminates Medicaid expansion
- Guts Planned Parenthood
- Slashes taxes for the wealthy while our most vulnerable pay more for less care
The Republican bill will roll back the progress we’ve made and will cause Americans to pay higher costs for less care. Add your name to mine and speak out against this plan.
Thank you,
Sherrod