TNGOP Statement on Passage of AHCA in US House
Today, Republicans delivered on their unified promise to address America's failing healthcare system. The passage of the AHCA in the House is the first legislative step to fix the broken system Democrats created with Obamacare. Tennesseans have seen an increase in premiums and costs all while seeing a decrease in choice and coverage. Currently, 73 of Tennessee's 95 counties have only one option in the Obamacare exchange and in 2018, 16 Tennessee counties could be faced with no options at all. I congratulate the members of Tennessee's congressional delegation that voted for a better healthcare system for the American people, and applaud President Trump and Vice-President Pence on today's victory.
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From Heritage for America
Rod,
Today, the House voted to pass the Affordable Healthcare Act (AHCA) 217 to 213.
This bill is NOT a full repeal of Obamacare,
but it is a step towards dismantling the most harmful parts of
Obamacare and moving authority from federal bureaucrats to the states.
Conservative
leaders in Congress put a lot on the line over this fight. They were
courageous in fighting for the American people and moving the debate
towards a real repeal of Obamacare.
The
bill that just passed the House includes the MacArthur-Meadows
Amendment, which would allow states to opt out of some of the most
harmful parts of Obamacare, such as essential health benefits and parts
of the community rating scheme.
The next step will be the Senate,
which will have the opportunity to debate and address additional parts
of the regulatory structure of Obamacare. Senate conservatives are eager
to engage, and moving this admittedly flawed bill out of the House will
provide them that opportunity.It’s because of your continued pressure that Congress is finally taking steps toward repealing and dismantling Obamacare. The next step is to ensure your Senators know that you expect them to continue pushing for more of Obamacare’s Title I regulations to be rolled back.
Thank you for keeping the pressure on repealing Obamacare.
Sincerely,
Chief Executive Officer
My Comment: Heritage Action is the political action arm of the Heritage Foundation.They have an army of conservative activist. Heritage Action contributed to the defeat of the first effort at Obamacare repeal.
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