[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 100 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H4867]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE TERRIFIED OF TRUMPCARE
(Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, the American people are speaking up, and
they are absolutely terrified of the Republican healthcare plan,
TrumpCare. According to a FOX News poll, two-thirds of Americans
disapprove of TrumpCare. That's a FOX News poll.
Why? Because it will take away healthcare from 23 million Americans.
For those who still have the good fortune of being able to get
insurance, they will pay more for worse care. If you are age 50 to 65,
fasten your seatbelts; you are about to pay five times what others will
pay for health insurance and for prescription drugs.
Of course, in the Senate, they are crafting their version of
TrumpCare in secret, behind closed doors. Nobody knows what is in it.
Why? Because they know the American people will reject it.
We know we have got issues we have to deal with in healthcare. No law
is perfect, and the ACA is one of those. But my goodness, you cannot do
this behind closed doors. We have to do this in public. People need to
understand what Congress is doing. We have got to get it right, and we
have to do it in the open.
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