NY Sens Schumer & Gillibrand and NY AG Schneiderman leading opposition to Trumpcare [View all]

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http://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/white-house/fast-and-furious-condemnation-of-trumps-american-health-care

New York Attorney General, Eric T. Schneiderman, said: "In addition to the devastating impact this bill would have on every New Yorker’s access to affordable healthcare, the legislation that passed the House today is unconstitutional in several critical respects—and I stand ready to challenge it in court. First, House Republicans’ attempt to effectively deny women access to reproductive healthcare services is a cruel and unconstitutional attack on women’s rights - especially the most vulnerable. Further, the Collins-Faso Amendment is a cynical ploy by House Republican leadership and President Trump that exceeds Congress’s authority by interfering with how New York has long elected to fund its Medicaid program. This bill threatens to slash essential healthcare services for millions of New Yorkers who need them the most. For these reasons, if this disastrous and unconstitutional healthcare bill is ultimately signed into law, I will challenge it in court.”

New York's senior Senator Charles E. Schumer said: “This bill is going nowhere fast in the United States Senate. Rather than trying to pass a different version of the same Trumpcare bill that would mean higher costs and less care, Senate Republicans should refuse to follow their House colleagues over a cliff, reject repeal, and work with Democrats to improve our healthcare system in a bipartisan way.”

“The Trump health care bill that passed today on a party-line vote is atrocious and must be defeated in the Senate," Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), said. "Health care shouldn’t be about politics. It is about people and this bill would harm people. The only beneficiaries of this bill are big insurance companies and the wealthiest among us, with the price tag being paid by everyone else through higher premiums, less coverage, and millions of vulnerable Americans losing their insurance.".blackstarnews.com/us-politics/white-house/fast-and-furious-condemnation-of-trumps-american-health-care
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