17 Million Americans Will Lose Coverage, Uninsured Rate Will Explode Due to GOP Tax Scam
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump signed his big, ugly tax bill into law, sealing the fate of the American health care system. The GOP bill makes the largest health care cuts in history, which will drive up costs for hard-working families and rip coverage from millions. 17 million Americans will lose life-saving health care, premiums will skyrocket for middle class families, rural hospitals will shut their doors, and entire communities will be left behind — all because Republicans wanted to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations.
Despite overwhelming public outcry, Republicans pushed forward with a bill that prioritizes profits over people and cruelty over care. Polling shows that the American people overwhelmingly oppose these cuts, with 55 percent of voters saying they would not support officials who voted to cut Medicaid. They won’t forget who caused this suffering. The consequences will be devastating, and the responsibility lies squarely with those who supported this bill.
“With the stroke of a pen, Trump and Republicans have turned their backs on the American people,” said Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse. “They ignored overwhelming public opposition, rejected the pleas of state officials, hospitals, and doctors, and instead cemented a law that will make it impossible for millions of people to access the care they need. They’ve sentenced cancer patients to go without treatment, parents to choose between groceries and medicine, and seniors to be forced out of nursing homes, all so billionaires and big corporations can get richer. Every Republican who stood behind this draconian bill owns what happens next: the pain, the chaos, the lives lost. They didn’t just fail the American people – they betrayed them.”