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Pelosi Statement on CBO Score of TrumpCare, As Amended by the Original GOP Manager’s Amendment

March 23, 2017

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the CBO released its score of the TrumpCare bill, as amended by the original Republican Manager's Amendment:

"The CBO report confirms that, true to form, TrumpCare raises premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket costs, pushes 24 million Americans off their health care, imposes an age tax on Americans aged 50-64, and undermines Medicare. As bad as TrumpCare already was, the Manager's Amendment is crueler to Medicaid recipients while handing billions more to the richest Americans.

"Apparently they still do not have the votes to pass the bill, and are working to make it even worse. The Speaker calls the bill ‘an act of mercy.' TrumpCare is a moral monstrosity. It's time to pull the plug."

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Issues:Health Care