09.13.17

NEW YORK – In response to the introduction of the latest healthcare bill from Republican senators Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham, Jennifer Flynn, director of CPD’s Healthcare Justice campaign, released the following statement:

“It is distressing that some members of Congress are hell-bent on betraying their constituents just so their rich donors can get some tax breaks. Cassidy/Graham is nothing more than another behind-closed-doors attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. We will defeat it, just like we defeated all other attempts.

It is past time for all elected officials to recognize the urgent need for universal healthcare. Senator Bernie Sanders and 15 co-sponsors have introduced a sensible plan to provide the universal access to health care we desperately need. Today, nearly 30 million people lack healthcare coverage, primarily low-income communities of color. Senator Sanders has rightly called the gaps in coverage a “national emergency” and a “moral outrage.”

If we can fund an expansive military and wage wars abroad, we have the funding to keep Americans healthy at home. If GOP lawmakers are truly pro-life, they should care about the lives of Americans and pass universal healthcare.”

Note: Center for Popular Democracy organized a series of actions last week on Capitol Hill opposing GOP efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act.

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Media contact: Samy Nemir Olivares, solivares@populardemocracy.org, (929) 285-9623

                        Jennifer Flynn, jflynn@populardemocracy.org,  (917) 517- 5205