Bernie Sanders slams Trumpcare in just 3 words
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its newest findings on the American Health Care Act and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was having none of it.
The CBO's latest report notes that 23 million people would lose health insurance coverage within the next ten years thanks to the bill the U.S. House has already passed.
Sanders summed it up in three words.
What a disgrace.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) May 24, 2017
The CBO's March report on the initial AHCA proposal said 24 million would lose insurance in the same time frame so, progress?
The CBO also found nearly twice as many people would be left uninsured by 2026 as would under the current law, the Affordable Care Act, which was signed by President Barack Obama: "An estimated 51 million people under age 65 would be uninsured, compared with 28 million who would lack insurance that year under current law."
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Sanders campaigned on a single-payer health care program during his 2016 bid for president.
Meanwhile, the rest of Congress was dividing itself along partisan lines in the wake of the report.
Democrats lambasted the bill once again on social media.
CBO confirms: #Trumpcare would be devastating for people across New Hampshire & America, leading to higher costs for worse health care.
— Sen. Maggie Hassan (@SenatorHassan) May 24, 2017
Would you buy auto insurance if it didn't cover major accidents? That's what the AHCA does to health insurance. It's called fake insurance. https://t.co/Go2W37kvfK
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 24, 2017
.@USCBO says people w preexisting conditions would be unable to purchase insurance under #Trumpcare. This bill must be defeated. #CBOSCORE pic.twitter.com/EQw9hrnVtD
— Sen. Patrick Leahy (@SenatorLeahy) May 24, 2017
VERIFIED: #Trumpcare is a total loser for Minnesotans & Americans. We must keep fighting to #ProtectOurCare and stop this dangerous bill.
— Rep. Betty McCollum (@BettyMcCollum04) May 24, 2017
GOP members were more quiet about the bill, but some did weigh in, including two senators who focused more on improving upon the current law than touting the current AHCA bill passed by the House.
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) May 24, 2017
#Obamacare is collapsing under its own weight and doing nothing is not an option. #gapol pic.twitter.com/CK1HQUmSDI
— David Perdue (@sendavidperdue) May 24, 2017
Paul Ryan noted the report's assessment that the federal budget would be reduced by $119 billion, slightly less than the $150 billion reduction the previous bill was projected to bring — though the tradeoff is millions of people getting fewer health benefits. He didn't mention that part.
This @USCBO report again confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums and the deficit. https://t.co/kmjeUP2qqF pic.twitter.com/YJnXUyD3xO
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) May 24, 2017
NARAL Pro-Choice America, a reproductive rights advocacy group, summed up its impression of the bill's score with a single gif:
Our official statement on the #CBOScore for #AHCA: pic.twitter.com/Y6ch17zJg1
— NARAL (@NARAL) May 24, 2017