Posted on 03/07/2017 5:11:15 PM PST by mdittmar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 07, 2017
WASHINGTON – In response to the introduction of the House’s plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. issued the following statement:
“President Trump and his allies in Congress have shown their true colors in what is yet another attack on working families. The American Health Care Act is a cruel retraction of coverage that will end up depriving millions of Americans coverage they have come to rely on.
“This new plan does not improve the Affordable Care Act. It cuts taxes for the wealthy, and makes healthcare unaffordable – and thus inaccessible – to millions who obtained coverage on the exchanges or through Medicaid expansion.
“The Affordable Care Act, for all its success, has many of the same problems federal employees are all too familiar with. ACA was modeled on the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), the health insurance program for federal employees and retirees, and like ACA, it’s expensive and doesn’t cover everybody. And like ACA, the reason it’s so expensive is that it puts private health insurers in the driver’s seat.
“AFGE has long been on record in support of ‘single payer’ national health insurance, built on the platform of Medicare. And while ACA doesn’t get all the way there, it’s better than nothing – and it’s certainly better than the proposed legislation that leaves America’s most disenfranchised behind.
“So, Mr. Ryan, if you want to replace the Affordable Care Act with something better, replace it with Medicare for all. But please, don’t just cut taxes for the wealthy and call it health care for all.”
Federal control of healthcare is ILLEGAL!!
Headlines on 03/07/2017 from “conservative” sites:
Mike Lee Gives Scathing Statement on Obamacare Replacement Bill
http://politistick.com/mike-lee-gives-scathing-statement-on-obamacare-replacement-bill/
The House GOP Leadership’s Health Care Bill Is ObamaCare-Lite — Or Worse
https://www.cato.org/blog/house-gop-leaderships-health-care-bill-obamacare-lite-or-worse
Obamacare 2.0 Guts Enforcement, Gives Illegal Aliens Health Care Through Identity Fraud
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/07/obamacare-2-0-guts-enforcement-gives-illegal-aliens-healthcare-through-identity-fraud/
“It’s A Train Wreck”: Conservative Groups Revolt Against GOP Healthcare Plan
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-07/its-train-wreck-conservative-groups-slam-gop-healthcare-plan
Conservatives: Paul Ryan’s Healthcare Plan Replaces Obamacare with Obamacare-Lite
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/07/conservatives-paul-ryans-healthcare-plan-replaces-obamacare-with-obamacare-lite/
Conservative groups blast GOP healthcare plan
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322717-conservative-groups-blast-gop-healthcare-plan
Freedom Partners, Americans for Prosperity Urge Republican Leaders to Fully Repeal Obamacare, Reject House Bill
https://freedompartners.org/latest-news/freedom-partners-americans-prosperity-urge-republican-leaders-fully-repeal-obamacare-reject-house-bill/
Trump Loyalist Eric Bolling TRASHES Trump-Supported ‘Obamacare 2.0!’
http://politistick.com/eric-bolling-trashes-obamacare-2-0-video/
RINOcare Will Continue to Drive Up Costs With Subsidies, Penalties, and Mandates
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2017/03/07/house-gops-obamacare-replacement-will-make-coverage-unaffordable-for-millions-otherwise-its-great/#7861df1a37fd
Obamacare 2.0 is a gift to illegals. Oh, and GOP? You LIE.
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/03/obamacare-2-point-0-is-a-gift-to-illegals-oh-and-gop-you-lie
Conservative groups blast GOP healthcare plan
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322717-conservative-groups-blast-gop-healthcare-plan
RINOcare is NOT Repealing Obamacare; And the GOP Owns It
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/03/rino-care-a-more-insolvent-version-of-obamacare-except-this-time-gop-owns-it
Rand Paul: New Healthcare Plan Will Not Pass
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/justinholcomb/2017/03/07/rand-paul-new-healthcare-plan-will-not-pass-n2295161
5 Serious Problems With RINOcare
http://www.dailywire.com/news/14161/ryancare-5-serious-problems-republican-replacement-ben-shapiro
Trump’s Big-Government Fixes are Giving Conservatives Indigestion
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-big-government-fixes-are-giving-conservatives-indigestion/article/2616273
Dana Loesch: ‘We Didn’t Protest Obamacare for 8 Years to Get Obamacare 2.0 From Congressional Republicans’
http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2017/03/06/midterms-come-fast-gop-dana-loesch-slams-house-republican-rollout-of-obamacare-2-0/
Rand Paul: House GOP Healthcare Plan Will Not Pass Because it’s Obamacare-Lite
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rand-paul-house-gop-healthcare-plan-will-not-pass/article/2616645
Leading Conservatives TRASH Obamacare Replacement as RINOcare, Obamacare-Lite, Obamacare 2.0
http://politistick.com/leading-conservatives-grade-obamacare-replacement-big-fat-f/
Freedom Caucus Slams ObamaCare Replacement, Promises ‘Clean Repeal’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/07/obamacare-critics-freedom-caucus-slam-replacement-will-introduce-clean-repeal-bill
Conservatives Dub Obamacare Replacement Obamacare 2.0, Obamacare-Lite
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/some-conservatives-pan-obamacare-replacement/article/2616629
RINO House Leadership Announces Obamacare 2.0
http://ijr.com/2017/03/818591-gop-reveals-its-highly-anticipated-plan-to-replace-obamacare-here-are-the-highlights/
House Republicans Unveil RINOCare Bill & It’s DOA
http://thewashingtonstandard.com/house-republicans-unveil-rinocare-bill-doa/
House Republicans’ Obamacare Plan Lacks Party Buy-In
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/03/07/house_republicans_obamacare_plan_lacks_party_buy-in_133272.html
Some Conservatives Balk at Obamacare Replacement
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/03/07/house_republicans_obamacare_plan_lacks_party_buy-in_133272.html
paul ryan is a POS, he has no business in a leadership position. And this is not what Trump promised.
That’s another part that needs total repeal: all of the Obama buddies who got exemptions, including Fed workers, unions and all of Congress, should be stripped of their exempt status.
Goose, gander.
Obamacare must be repealed. No exceptions. The Dems are gonna hang Obamacare-lite around the necks of Republicans in 2018.
What the hell are they crying about? As Federal employees, and union members, they’ve probably got a sweetheart health plan. They must be afraid their co-pay will go up $5.
Screw these parasites. EAT IT!!
If this monstrosity gets passed, Republicans & “conservatives” will be stuck with all the future adverse changes in the health care system. The monkey will be on our back and the now care free ‘RATS will forever blame anything bad on Republicans. We’ll own the coming failures!
“Obamacare must be repealed.”
Check out this thread!
“Freedom Caucus Slams ObamaCare Replacement, Promises ‘Clean Repeal’”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3532518/posts
Will the GOP really submit a “Clean Repeal” bill, like they have numerous times when Obama was in office? Fully knowing that it wouldn’t get passed? And now, knowing that it will pass, they won’t submit it? Very interesting politics from RINOS and GOPe!!
President Ronald Reagan
Same over the top rhetoric.
== REPEAL AND REPLACE SCAM ==
aka RyanCare & RepublicanCare
A bait & switch con, ‘And’ logic, that turns good into bad, by Republican sneeks.
Subtract bad. (GOOD)
Subtract bad AND Add bad! (BAD)
Repeal the bad. (GOOD)
Repeal the bad AND Replace with bad! (BAD)
Remove the wart. (GOOD)
Remove the wart AND Replace with ugly scars! (BAD)
Remove your tumor. (GOOD)
Remove your tumor AND Replace with cancer. (BAD)
Repeal awful ObamaCare. (GOOD)
Repeal awful ObamaCare AND Replace with awful RyanCare. (BAD)
— Feel like a foolish sucker now, don’t you?? ;-)
I love how ObamaCare is now a dirty word.
If I’m not mistaken, Fedgov workers are EXEMPT from Obamacare...
People should ask for their dues money back because the union is eating their money on issues that have nothing to do with improving the job atmosphere or benefits of their membership.
They have Government Provided Healthcare, they have never fully experienced Obamacare
It’s all just politics.
GOPamaCare is basically identical with ObamaCare.
Let’s face it, we hate what Paul Ryan is pushing with this POS. However, the unions are going to screech at whatever is put forth. Watch as the
Re-working of this bill gets the left stirred into a frenzy.
Tough shit. Obamacare screwed millions of American OUT of their healthcare. doubled and tripled their premiums will providing less coverage and seriously higher deductibles. We vote also, we pay taxes also.
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