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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, Donald Trump's ``Big Ugly Bill'' hasn't even been law for a week, and already the troubling headlines are pouring in.

This morning, let me start with a few headlines from around the country, crystallizing the devastating impact that the Republicans' signature bill has.

From News 9 in Oklahoma:

Oklahoma Healthcare Officials Warn Of Rural Hospital Closures Amid Pending Medicaid Cuts.

From CBS 13 in Maine:

Medicaid cuts lead to rural Maine hospital closures and service reductions.

From Nebraska:

Rural southwest Nebraska clinic closes, blaming expected Medicaid cuts.

So we have proof: The ``Big Ugly Bill'' is, in fact, already shutting down hospitals. It is cutting off healthcare. Donald Trump and Senate Republicans promised their bill would not touch Medicaid, but these headlines show that that is a lie. Worst of all, people are going to die because of Donald Trump's ``Big Ugly Bill.''

According to a study done by Penn on the House bill, Republican cuts to Medicaid and healthcare will lead to 51,000--51,000--preventable deaths a year. Again, that is the House version. The Senate's Medicaid cuts will be even deeper, more harmful, worse. It translates to one preventable death every 10\1/2\ minutes, all so that the billionaires can pay less in taxes.

It is profane. It is morally bankrupt. It is sickening.

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