Mar 07 2017
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Tuesday in response to the release of the American Health Care Act:
“This is not the Obamacare repeal bill we’ve been waiting for. It is a missed opportunity and a step in the wrong direction,” Sen. Lee said.
“We promised the American people we would drain the swamp and end business as usual in Washington. This bill does not do that. We don’t know how many people would use this new tax credit, we don’t know how much it will cost, and we don’t know if this bill will make health care more affordable for Americans.”
“This is exactly the type of back-room dealing and rushed process that we criticized Democrats for and it is not what we promised the American people.”
“Let’s fulfill our Obamacare repeal promise immediately and then take our time and do reform right. Let’s pass the 2015 repeal bill that Republicans in both houses of Congress voted for and sent to the White House just 15 months ago. Once Obamacare has been properly sent to the dustbin of history then we can begin a deliberative, open, and honest process to reform our nation’s health care system.”
Mike Lee, like his buddy Ted Cruz, are examples of people who truly and deeply hate their fellow Americans.
JMJ
I’m sure both Lee and Cruz like many of their fellow Americans. As long as they are the right kind of fellow Americans.
On balance both are not so much different than their party’s leader, Donald J. Trump.
I just get the distinct feeling these guys are a product of too much high school bullying, or something like that. I’d feel sorry for them if they weren’t such damned horrible people.
JMJ
I would have loved being in their class. ABSOLUTELY loved it. Remember the movie Centeral Intelligence with the Rock? Well, I don’t like bullies. Never did.
The worse possible thing they could do is completely eliminate the ACA without any replacement.
Yup. But some of the red dunderheads actually want to do just that.