Republicans who voted to repeal Obamacare are hiding from their constituents
Republicans who voted to repeal Obamacare are hiding from their constituents
Of the 217 House Republicans who voted for the bill to repeal Obamacare, only a tiny handful have committed to facing their own voters to tell them why they deserve to lose their access to health care.
By Matthew Chapman | May 5, 2017
The repeal bill, which Republicans call the American Health Care Act, kicks over 24 million people off their health insurance. It guts protections for people with pre-existing conditions, including patients with cancer, diabetes, asthma, postpartum depression, even victims of rape and domestic violence.
It weakens state insurance regulations on employer plans. It cuts $800 billion from Medicaid and bans Medicaid recipients from getting care at Planned Parenthood. It even defunds services for disabled students at public schools. And for good measure, it includes a $600 billion tax cut for the rich.
All told, this bill is one of the most breathtakingly evil pieces of legislation in living memory.
As of Friday, according to Town Hall Project, fewer than a dozen of the 217 representatives who voted to wreck health care for the American people have scheduled town hall meetings.
While it is inexcusable that Republicans are not prepared to explain their votes face to face with people in their districts, it is no surprise that many of them are scared of doing so:
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