Good grief. The new House Republican majority has already announced that they will vote to repeal last year’s health care bill. And the vote will happen next week!
Democrats want to offer amendments to save the most popular parts of that bill — keeping kids on their parents’ health care until age 26, ending discrimination against pre-existing conditions, and filling in the prescription drug “doughnut hole” that forces seniors to pay thousands.
But the Tea Party says they won’t allow any amendments — even to protect popular reforms that save lives.
Yesterday, Adam and I, plus our Capitol Hill director Shaunna Thomas, talked to several Democratic members of Congress — and they are eager to highlight the real stories of people who would be impacted if Republicans had their way. So we’ll share your stories with them.
The House bill will go nowhere in the Democratic Senate, but next week’s debate is a valuable opportunity to show America just how crazy the Tea Party zealots are — and to show Democrats how to start swinging from day one.
If repealing the reforms listed above would impact you, please share your story here.
Please pass this email to others you know who would be impacted by Republican proposals. And thanks for being a bold progressive.
P.S. A recent Associated Press poll showed that by 2 to 1, Americans think last year’s health care law didn’t go far enough — as opposed to thinking it was too much government. So this year, we’ll be pushing Democrats to give Americans a government-run, public, “affordable health insurance option.” But the best way to encourage Democrats to play offense in the future is to help them play good defense next week. That’s where your health care stories come in — click here to tell us yours.
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