WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor ahead of a vote on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3762, a bill that would cut funding for Planned Parenthood and repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act for the 62nd time:
“This bill is reckless and has zero chance of becoming law. But most significantly, it’s heartless. What it says from Republicans here to millions: an unhappy New Year.
“It could take health insurance away from 22 million people.
“It would repeal funding for Medicaid expansion in 30 states and the District of Columbia, leaving 14 million low-income Americans without health care. To those 14 million Americans from House Republicans: an unhappy New Year.
“It would eliminate the tax credits for low-income families and individuals - that’s a key part of what makes the Affordable Care Act affordable.
“It would eliminate the individual and employer mandates - undermining the patient protections and access measures that helped dramatically reduce the rate of uninsured in this country.
“The Republicans are also using this bill to continue their ideological obsession with depriving women access to affordable family planning services and life-saving cancer screenings by defunding Planned Parenthood.
“This bill deserves not only the veto that’s coming, but a ‘no’ vote on the floor of this House."
