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Pelosi Statement on Scheduled Trumpcare Vote

May 3, 2017

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

Washington, D.C – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Republicans announced they will force the House to vote on Trumpcare tomorrow, without a Congressional Budget Office score of the final legislation:

"From the beginning, Trumpcare has meant higher health costs, more than 24 million hard-working Americans losing health coverage, gutting key protections, a crushing age tax, and stealing from Medicare. With each passing week, Republicans have only made their bill more costly and more cruel to American families.

"If Republicans pass Trumpcare, Americans with pre-existing conditions will be pushed off their insurance and segregated into high risk pools – where they will face soaring costs, worse coverage, and restricted care. Trumpcare spells heart-stopping premium increases for Americans with anything from asthma to cancer. It's a frightening future for families who need affordable, dependable health care the most.

"Forcing a vote without a CBO score shows that Republicans are terrified of the public learning the full consequences of their plan to push Americans with pre-existing conditions into the cold. But tomorrow, House Republicans are going to tattoo this moral monstrosity to their foreheads, and the American people will hold them accountable."

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Issues:Health Care