An Open Letter to my Congresspeople, Part Four

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Dear Senators Bennet and Gardner, and Representative Buck,

 I am writing today to express my continuing opposition the the Republican healthcare plan. 

I read in the paper that the revised plan will most likely retain the investment income tax authorized by the Affordable Care Act, but will likely retain the cut in funding to Medicaid. Senator McConnell's disingenuous comments aside, the bill would phase out Medicaid expansions under the ACA by reducing the federal match for newly eligible adults, place a cap on the federal reimbursements to states, and lead to fewer people being enrolled than under current law. Cutting funding = cutting programs and eligibility. To pretend otherwise is misleading at best, a big fat lie at worst. 

And you know what's truly ironic about this bill that no one wants? Republican states will suffer the most under the new rules. Clearly Republicans are not working for their constituents (who don't want the legislation) or in the best interest of their constituents (more people from Republican states losing healthcare). 

The majority of Americans believe this bill is a piece of crap, and that Congress needs to go back to the drawing board in a bi-partisan effort to fix it. 

That being the case, why can't you make that happen? It is a lack of will, or a lack of competence? History will judge, and harshly.


Signed, 

Janiece

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