Kaptur: CBO’s nonpartisan analysis confirms “our worst fears”, TrumpCare will harm American people

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), released the following statement upon the release of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the American Health Care Act, also known as TrumpCare:

"The first rule of medicine is ‘do no harm', well the jury is in, and this nonpartisan analysis confirms our worst fears regarding the House approved TrumpCare bill. It rips away health care from 23 million Americans so the millionaires and billionaires can get a tax cut.

"In their zeal to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Trump and this Republican Congress seem to be saddling the American people with meager coverage and higher costs. They ignore the very real health concerns of the American people. This proposal is simply anti-life. It harms women dealing with a complicated pregnancy, it short changes the mentally ill and it makes seniors pay more for medicine.

"Americans know there is common ground on health, whether it is mental health, fighting the opioid crisis or addressing rising premiums. TrumpCare ignores these concerns and the CBO analysis is clear a reminder that Congress should be looking to find a bipartisan consensus to improve the Affordable Care Act and fix any shortcomings. We must fight hard to maintain the progress we have made for the American people, not ‘deep-six' it.

"In Ohio alone, there are nearly one million people that have insurance today thanks to the Affordable Care Act. The President and House Republicans owe them an explanation. Why are they ripping away their insurance, undermining the covenant of Medicare and gutting consumer protections such as covering preexisting conditions?"