HOUSE DEMOCRATS WERE GIVEN THE MAJORITY TO DEFEND HEALTH CARE

Posted by Jim on March 27, 2019

REP. JEFFRIES: “HOUSE DEMOCRATS WERE GIVEN THE MAJORITY TO DEFEND HEALTH CARE AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING”
REPRESENTATIVE JEFFRIES:
Once again, the Republicans have shown their true colors. They simply cannot help themselves. Americans all across the country woke up to news that the Trump Justice Department is once again launching an assault on health care in the United States of America. The Republicans want to take away health care from tens of millions of Americans again. The Republicans want to impose what would be effectively an age tax on Americans between 50 and 64 forcing a dramatic increase in premiums, copays and deductibles. Once again, the Republicans want to strip away protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. They simply cannot help themselves. This was a defining issue of the 2018 midterm elections. We embraced this fight because House Democrats were given the majority in order to defend health care on behalf of everyday Americans and that is exactly what we are doing. Yesterday, Chairman Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) as well as other Members of the House Democratic Caucus, including Chairman Richard Neal (MA-01) introduced legislation to strengthen the Affordable Care Act. That legislation will protect Americans with pre-existing conditions. Our legislation will expand access to health care coverage. While at the same time, the Trump Justice Department files reckless legal papers to try and destroy health care for tens of millions of Americans. You can’t make this up! And so, there’s a clear contrast in terms of what we as House Democrats are about and what Republicans are about. Republicans fight for the wealthy, the well-off and the well-connected. Democrats fight for working families, middle-class folks, senior citizens, the poor, the sick and the afflicted. Period. Full stop. That’s the contrast and it’s going to play itself out in front of the American people.
U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) is the Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. He sits on the Judiciary and Budget Committees and proudly represents New York’s 8th Congressional District, including parts of Brooklyn and Queens in the House of Representatives.