On 8th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act, Rep. Meeks Calls on GOP to End Sabotage & Work Together to Improve the ACA and Lower Americans' Health Care Costs

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On the eighth anniversary of President Obama's signing of the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Meeks called on Republicans to stop their sabotage and instead work in good faith to improve Americans' health care by lowering Americans' health care costs, including taking action on Democrats' A Better Deal to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs proposal. Rep. Meeks also highlighted new data detailing the consequences of Trumpcare and the GOP healthcare sabotage effort for New Yorkers.

"Instead of working to improve the quality and affordability of health care, Trump's Republican party continues to wage partisan war against President Obama's legacy -- leaving millions of Americans caught in the crossfire," said Rep. Meeks. "Over 8 million New Yorkers with pre-existing conditions rely on the ACA's landmark guarantees of coverage, yet Republicans continue to seek to undermine them. Despite public outrage leading to the defeat of the Trump health plan, Republicans continue to ignore the voices of American families as they sabotage health care and threaten millions more by attempting to dismantle Medicare and Medicaid."

"Democrats are determined to protect and improve health care, including with A Better Deal to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs, targeting the root causes of skyrocketing health care prices in America," said Rep. Meeks. "I will continue to work to strengthen the ACA, as opposed to pulling the rug out from under millions of Americans, which is exactly what Republicans want to do."

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