“Just like the House bill, the Senate health care bill is
heartless and reckless,” Lawson said.
Similar to its counterpart passed in the House last month,
this legislation would reduce the tax credits available for purchasing health
coverage, phase out the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, and allow
states to remove basic protections on what insurance must cover.
“This bill will not be better for America. In fact, this
cruel legislation confirms that Republicans have abandoned any guise of seeking
quality and affordable health care for hardworking families,” said House
Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY).
Lawson also voiced concerns about the effect the bill would
have on the poor and the elderly.
“I will not stand idly by while Republicans try to wreak
havoc with our country’s Medicaid and Medicare that so many rely on for health
care, while also gutting key protections, and instituting a crushing age tax,”
Lawson said.